Kevin DeYoung Quotes

It is our confidence in the sovereign grace of God that gives us any hope of success in missions.

Expecting perfection from ourselves or others is not what holiness is about.

Holiness is the sum of a million little things — the avoidance of little evils and little foibles, the setting aside of little bits of worldliness and little acts of compromise, the putting to death of little inconsistencies and little indiscretions, the attention to little duties and little dealings, the hard work of little self-denials and little self-restraints, the cultivation of little benevolences and little forbearances.

So go marry someone, provided you're equally yoked and you actually like being with each other. Go get a job, provided it's not wicked. Go live somewhere in something with somebody or nobody. But put aside the passivity and the quest for complete fulfillment and the perfectionism and the preoccupation with the future, and for God's sake start making some decisions in your life. Don't wait for the liver-shiver. If you are seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, you will be in God's will, so just go out and do something.

The finality of Christs redemption for us is intimately tied to the finality of his revelation to us. . . . If we say revelation is not complete, we must admit that somehow the work of redemption also remains unfinished. . . . Scripture is enough because the work of Christ is enough. They stand or fall together.

God is still here, God is still real, and God has not gone anywhere, even if you have.

You will not find what you want in the world, only in the Father.

Let us shout of our God from the rooftops, that the whole world would stand in silence before him.

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.

There is no way to work your way to God. There is no way to climb up to heaven. There is only one way, and that is through Christ.

As Christians living in changing times, we must keep three things open: our heads, our hearts, and our Bibles.

We walk into the future in God-glorifying confidence, not because the future is known to us but because it is known to God. And that's all we need to know. Worry about the future is not simply a character tic, it is the sin of unbelief, an indication that our hearts are not resting in the promises of God.

Inerrancy means the word of God always stands over us and we never stand over the word of God.

If we aren’t prepared to be counter-cultural we aren’t ready to be Christians.

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.

The worship of Christ is our joy and privilege today. And tomorrow, and next Sunday, and for all eternity.

Sincerity is a Christian virtue, as is honesty about our struggles. But my generation needs to realize that Christianity is more than chic fragility, endless self-revelation, and the coolness that comes with authenticity.

Many in Jesus' day saw him, but they didn't have communion with him. You can have more of Christ by faith than they had by sight.

No one can hate you in this life more than Jesus was hated.

Christianity is so much more than getting your doctrine right, but it is not less.

In the world of perpetual outrage, people cannot see the difference between deflated footballs, a dead lion, and dismembered babies.

Those trapped in sin will not normally thank you for pointing out the darkness in their lives.

Busyness does not mean you are a faithful or fruitful Christian. It only means you are busy, just like everyone else.

God's timing is rarely our timing.

Live for God. Obey the Scriptures. Think of others before yourself. Be holy. Love Jesus. And as you do these things, do whatever else you like, with whomever you like, wherever you like, and you'll be walking in the will of God.

If we truly long for revival, we will rejoice even when it starts at the church down the road.

You will fear something or someone. The Bible says the wisest way to go about your life is to fear God.

If we do not worship God, God will not be the lesser for it. But we will.

We can stop pleading with God to show us the future, and start living and obeying like we are confident that He holds the future.

Submission to the Scriptures is submission to God. Rebellion against the Scriptures is rebellion against God

Just about the worst thing a leader can nurture in his heart is self-pity. And just about the worst thing a leader can do in front of his people is murmur and complain.

Walking in the light means we pursue obedience and are honest about our remaining darkness.

No one in the history of the world has been more inclusive of repentant sinners than Jesus and no one has been more intolerant of sin.

Jesus didn’t do it all. Jesus didn’t meet every need. He left people waiting in line to be healed. He left one town to preach to another. He hid away to pray. He got tired. He never interacted with the vast majority of people on the planet. He spent thirty years in training and only three years in ministry. He did not try to do it all. And yet, he did everything God asked him to do.

We have been stuffed full of praise for mediocrity and had our foibles diagnosed away with hyphenated jargon and pop psychology.

Some of us live a Christian life as if we're always under the stern, watchful eye of our Father and he is very impossible to please... No, God delights even in our heartfelt attempts at obedience.

Try this New Year's resolution: I won't check my phone, my tablet, or my computer until I've first read a chapter in my Bible.

Am I trying to do good or to make myself look good?

Legalism is a problem in the church, but so is anti-nomianism. Granted, I don't hear anyone saying, 'Let's continue in sin that grace may abound'. That's the worse form of antinomianism. But strictly speaking, antinomianism simply means no-law, and some Christians have very little place for the law in their pursuit of holiness.

God gets glory when his strength shines in our weakness.

God tends to do his best work when the odds appear stacked against him.

When you share the gospel, you're not calling people to a better way of life, you're proclaiming to them eternal life.

The word of God is more than enough for the people of God to live their lives to the glory of God

You will never see the preciousness of a Savior, if you do not see the reality of your sin.

We do not truly know what love is unless we know Christ.

We take hold of Christ as his words take hold us.

Busyness kills more Christians than bullets.

...,the will of God for your life is pretty straightforward: Be holy like Jesus, by the power of the Spirit, for the glory of God.