Quote

The secret of the gospel is that we actually do more when we hear less about all we need to do for God and hear more about all that God has already done for us.

Kevin DeYoung

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Kevin DeYoung
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: January 1
Author
Theologian
Done
Needs
Gospel
Already
Hear
Secret
Actually
Less
Need

More quotes by Kevin DeYoung

Image
Stewarding my time is not about selfishly pursuing only the things I like to do. It’s about effectively serving others in the ways I’m best able to serve and in the ways I am most uniquely called to serve.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
Perhaps out inactivity is not so much waiting on God as it is an expression of the fear of man, the love of the praise of man, and disbelief in God's providence.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
If the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, then growing in our knowledge of God is always practical.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
For Jesus, Scripture is powerful, decisive, and authoritative because it is nothing less than the voice of God.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
Just about everybody in America likes Jesus, but few like him for who he truly is.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
Those trapped in sin will not normally thank you for pointing out the darkness in their lives.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
All paths lead to God, but only one path will present you before God without fault and with great joy. Pick a path, any path—it will take you to God. Trust me: you will stand before Him one day. You will meet your Maker. You will see the face of Christ. There are many ways up the mountain, but only one will result in life instead of destruction.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
God tends to do his best work when the odds appear stacked against him.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
God is still here, God is still real, and God has not gone anywhere, even if you have.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
It's not convincing to say you are a child of God if you have none of the characteristics of your Father.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
Flattery is saying something nice in order to help yourself. Encouragement is saying something true in order help someone else.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
We are not called to bring a broken planet back to its created glory. But we are to call broken people back to their creator.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
Christianity loses its scriptural fidelity and internal power when it no longer affirms both sola fide and the necessity of obedience.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
Sanctification is not by surrender, but by divinely enabled toil and effort.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
No matter how long we have been walking with Jesus, we need to hear again, do not love the world.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
Worldliness is whatever makes sin look normal and righteousness look strange.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
The reason for your entire salvation, the design behind your deliverance, the purpose for which God chose you in the first place is holiness.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
The people on this planet who end up doing nothing are those who never realized they couldn't do everything.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
Sooner could a fish live upon a tree than the wicked in Paradise.
Kevin DeYoung
Image
We take hold of Christ as his words take hold us.
Kevin DeYoung