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God did not send a concept, an idea, or a virtue. He sent his Son. Follow the God of love, not love as your god.

Kevin DeYoung

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Kevin DeYoung
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: January 1
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Submission to the Scriptures is submission to God. Rebellion against the Scriptures is rebellion against God
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The only chains God wants us to wear are the chains of righteousness--not the chains of hopeless subjectivism, not the shackles of risk-free living, not the fetters of horoscope decision making--just the chains befitting a bond servant of Christ Jesus. Die to self. Live for Christ. And then do what you want, and go where you want, for God's glory.
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We do not truly know what love is unless we know Christ.
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The Christian's comfort: I am not my own. I do not make my own rules or create my own identity. There is one who made me and can save me.
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As the culture war rages on, Lord give us wisdom to see the difference between defending our rights and protesting our slights.
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God is still here, God is still real, and God has not gone anywhere, even if you have.
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No one can hate you in this life more than Jesus was hated.
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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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God gets glory when his strength shines in our weakness.
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We take hold of Christ as his words take hold us.
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Grace does not lead us to overlook obedience. Grace compels and empowers us for obedience.
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Christianity loses its scriptural fidelity and internal power when it no longer affirms both sola fide and the necessity of obedience.
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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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Christianity is so much more than getting your doctrine right, but it is not less.
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Let us shout of our God from the rooftops, that the whole world would stand in silence before him.
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