Quotes about Christ

Whenever you believe that the evil outside you is greater than the evil inside you, a heartfelt pursuit of Christ will be replaced by a zealous fighting of the "evil" around you. A celebration of the grace that rescues you from your own sin will be replaced by a crusade to rescue the church from the ills of the surrounding culture. Christian maturity becomes defined as a willingness to defend right from wrong. The gospel is reduced to participation in Christian causes.

Philippians 4:7: "And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Peace protects you.

What is the kingdom solution to divisions in the body of Christ along class, cultural, racial, and denominational lines? Be committed to the truth.

God has already told you in His Word how to find your greatest source of strength—it's your closeness to Him. It is in this location—right next to Christ—that you are supposed to "stand firm.

But let us keep in mind Philippians 2:13: "It is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." When your will is combined with God's will, He gives you the power to do what your will is telling you you ought to do. You are not fighting this battle alone. You have tremendous power available to you in Christ.

The truth is that the greater your spiritual development, the greater your sensitivity to sin. The more you grow in Christ, the more you will be aware of your propensity to sin.

That standard is Jesus Christ. He is our banner.

Even when we were dead in our transgressions, [God] made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:5-6).

When Christ died, we died with him. When Christ arose, we arose with him. When Christ was seated at the right hand of the Father, we were seated with him. In other words, we were made to function in union with Christ.

It's about becoming men of character, commitment, power, and influence for Jesus Christ.

A kingdom man is a man who visibly demonstrates the comprehensive rule of God underneath the Lordship of Jesus Christ in every area of his life. —Tony Evans, Kingdom Man

theology is the serious and joyful attempt to live blessedly with others, before God, in Christ, through the Spirit