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Don't follow those who can talk a big game about their amazing faith in Christ. Follow people who are actually following Christ.

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Kevin DeYoung
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: January 1
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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 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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Sooner could a fish live upon a tree than the wicked in Paradise.
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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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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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Christianity is so much more than getting your doctrine right, but it is not less.
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Walking in the light means we pursue obedience and are honest about our remaining darkness.
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God's timing is rarely our timing.
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Not only is holiness the goal of your redemption, it is necessary for your redemption
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I try to keep in my mind the simple question: Am I trying to do good or make myself look good? Too many of our responsibilities get added to our plate when we are trying to please people, impress people, prove ourselves, acquire power, increase our prestige. All those motivations are about looking good more than doing good.
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Don't try so hard to be hip. When the Church finds out what is cool, it is not cool anymore.
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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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The one indispensable requirement for producing godly, mature Christians is godly, mature Christians.
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No matter how long we have been walking with Jesus, we need to hear again, do not love the world.
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Our God is righteous enough to judge and kind enough to forgive.
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Just about everybody in America likes Jesus, but few like him for who he truly is.
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If we do not worship God, God will not be the lesser for it. But we will.
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Some Christians need encouragement to think before they act. Others need encouragement to act after they think.
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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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If you find yourself mistreated, misunderstood, and mocked as a Christian, take heart, for so they did to the Christ.
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