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.
Kevin DeYoungThe only chains God wants us to wear are the chains of righteousness--not the chains of hopeless subjectivism, not the shackles of risk-free living, not the fetters of horoscope decision making--just the chains befitting a bond servant of Christ Jesus. Die to self. Live for Christ. And then do what you want, and go where you want, for God's glory.
Kevin DeYoungWe can stop pleading with God to show us the future, and start living and obeying like we are confident that He holds the future.
Kevin DeYoungIf you think God has promised this world will be a five-star hotel, you will be miserable as you live through the normal struggles of life. But if you remember that God promised we would be pilgrims and this world may feel more like a desert or even a prison, you might find your life surprisingly happy.
Kevin DeYoungStichwörter: p-29
If the gospel is old news to you, it will be dull news to everyone else.
Kevin DeYoungStichwörter: gospel
The one indispensable requirement for producing godly, mature Christians is godly, mature Christians.
Kevin DeYoungStichwörter: christianity gospel discipleship
The world needs to see Christians burning, not with self-righteous fury at the sliding morals in our country, but with passion for God.
Kevin DeYoungStichwörter: christian-behavior culture moralism gospel
I sometimes find, especially among my peers, that authenticity is not a…means of growing in holiness, but a convenient cover for endless introspection, doubt, uncertainty, anger, and worldliness. So that if other Christians seem pure, assured, and happy we despise them for being inauthentic.
Granted, the church shouldn’t be happy-clappy naive about life’s struggles. Plenty of psalms show us godly ways to be real with our negative emotions. But the church should not apologize for preaching a confident Christ and exhorting us to trust Him in all things. Church is not meant to foster an existential crisis of faith every week
Stichwörter: theology ecclesiology
Seek first the kingdom of God, and then trust that He will take care of our needs, even before we know what they are and where we're going.
Kevin DeYoungWe 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.
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