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It's true that every road leads to God. But only one way leads to a pleasant encounter with Him.

Kevin DeYoung

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Kevin DeYoung
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: January 1
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Perhaps God brought you into this mess so that he can bring you out of it for his glory.
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Flattery is saying something nice in order to help yourself. Encouragement is saying something true in order help someone else.
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The one indispensable requirement for producing godly, mature Christians is godly, mature Christians.
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Much of the impotence of American churches is tied to a profound ignorance and apathy about justification. Our people live in a fog of guilt. Or just as bad, they think being a better person is all God requires.
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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.
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To start the day without prayer is to suggest the devil is feeble, God is irrelevant, and we can handle things on our own.
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You'll never be a mature Christian until you understand that God remembers his promises and forgets your sins.
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The man who attempts Christianity without the church shoots himself in the foot, shoots his children in the leg, and shoots his grandchildren in the heart.
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For Jesus, Scripture is powerful, decisive, and authoritative because it is nothing less than the voice of God.
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If the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, then growing in our knowledge of God is always practical.
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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.
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