Quote

If joy or urgency are missing from our presentation of the gospel, then our testimony to Christ will be missing that sort of fullness that we find in the New Testament.

Mark Dever

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Mark Dever
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 28
Erudite
Missionary
Pastor
Preacher
Theologian
Writer
the United States of America
Testament
Gospel
Missing
Joy
Sort
Urgency
Christ
Presentation
Find
Fullness
Testimony

More quotes by Mark Dever

Image
For a Christian, our fears about the future are rooted in those places where our will differs from God's will.
Mark Dever
Image
God can use even stray, honest comments to bring people to himself.
Mark Dever
Image
As long as quick numerical growth remains the primary indicator of church health, the truth will be compromised. Instead, churches must once again begin measuring success not in terms of numbers but in terms of fidelity to the Scriptures.
Mark Dever
Image
Discipling involves instruction and imitation.
Mark Dever
Image
Sin claims to free but in fact it kills.
Mark Dever
Image
By the grace of God I am what I am
Mark Dever
Image
The church is the gospel made visible.
Mark Dever
Image
There is no gospel without the offence. This is God's wisdom. It never seems sensible to us in our flesh.
Mark Dever
Image
Sadly, there are some fine Christian people who believe that the only way to advance the gospel is to pray for revival and nothing else. You don't know if they have any non-Christian friends or if they have ever shared the gospel with anybody in the last 30 years. It's depressing going to prayer meetings like that. I don't want to pray like that.
Mark Dever
Image
I assume that normally the Lord will be bringing people to himself through the instrumentality of the preached word. However, we have to be very careful that we don't assume that if we are 'X' faithful in evangelism, then we will see 'Y' results right now. It doesn't work like that.
Mark Dever
Image
The church arises only from the gospel. And a distorted church usually coincides with a distorted gospel.
Mark Dever
Image
If you need wisdom and guidance, then pray to the Lord to guide you.
Mark Dever
Image
It's fine to deal with people's doubts and explain why they have good reasons to believe in Christ. But until we tell them the good news of Jesus Christ, we haven't done our job. They need a saviour that God has provided them in Christ. Once they know that, we can do as much apologetics as we need to.
Mark Dever
Image
An evangelist no more imposes his views on others than a pilot imposes his views on his passengers when he lands a plane on a runway. I bet the passengers are glad!
Mark Dever
Image
We may be sinking in the North Atlantic in the most famous ship disaster of all time, but God can still use us to reach out and save others through our witness.
Mark Dever
Image
A gospel that in no way offends the sinner has not been understood.
Mark Dever
Image
We mustn't be content to just sit around pointing out the errors in others we actually need to be sharing the gospel and praying for people to be converted.
Mark Dever
Image
I think it's unhelpful to suggest that the task of evangelism is essentially the responsibility of ministers.
Mark Dever
Image
Correct division should be preferred over corrupt unity.
Mark Dever
Image
Worldliness in the church is a lot more pervasive than a lack of passion for evangelism. Nevertheless, one of the results of worldliness is a waning enthusiasm for evangelism.
Mark Dever