Quotes from Kevin DeYoung

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Surely part of loving in this way is trying to understand what another person wants us to understand. I may not understand perfectly and I may not agree, but if I love you I should try to know what it is you wish I could know.

Die to self. Live for Christ. And then do what you want, and go where you want, for God's glory.

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

As Christians we need to be patient, understanding, and kind. Instead of going on the attack, we can ask genuine questions. Instead of bristling when our narrative is summarily dismissed, we can carefully explain our way of seeing things. And when we are wrong, we won't be afraid to say so.

As a pastor in a Protestant church, my whole ministry centers on the conviction that by grace we are saved through faith. And it's not our faith that delivers us, as if believing something, anything at all were pleasing to God. It's the object of our faith - Christ's life, death, and resurrection - that saves us.

...,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.

Not only is holiness the goal of your redemption, it is necessary for your redemption

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

To run hard after holiness is another way of running hard after God.

Justification is God's declaration that we, though guilty sinners, are righteous in God's eyes.

God knows everything. So why not run to him and tell him all the things that he already knows?

It's not convincing to say you are a child of God if you have none of the characteristics of your Father.