David Platt (pastor) Quotes

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Salvation has absolutely nothing to do with human merit and absolutely everything to do with divine mercy.

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I could not help but think that somewhere along the way we had missed what was radical about our faith and replaced it with what is comfortable.

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Every saved person this side of heaven owes the gospel to every lost person this side of hell.

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God has clearly called and gifted some people in the church to teach his Word formally.

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We desperately need each other in the daily fight to follow Christ in a world that's full of sin.

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The Bible clearly reminds us that left to ourselves, we would be lost forever.

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Consider what it takes for successful businessmen and businesswomen, effective entrepreneurs and hardworking associates, shrewd retirees and idealistic students to combine forces with a creative pastor to grow a "successful church" today. Clearly, it doesn't require the power of God to draw a crowd in our culture. A few key elements that we can manufacture will suffice.

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Making disciples by going, baptizing, and teaching people the Word of Christ and then enabling them to do the same thing in other people's lives—this is the plan God has for each of us to impact nations for the glory of Christ

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Privatized faith in a resurrected Christ is practically inconceivable.

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Jesus is not some puny religious teacher begging for an invitation from anyone. He is the all-sovereign Lord who deserves submission from everyone.

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So what is the difference between someone who willfully indulges in sexual pleasures while ignoring the Bible on moral purity and someone who willfully indulges in the selfish pursuit of more and more material possessions while ignoring the Bible on caring for the poor? The difference is that one involves a social taboo in the church and the other involves the social norm in the church.

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We live in a church culture that has a dangerous tendency to disconnect the grace of God from the glory of God.

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Why not begin operating under the idea that God has given us excess, not so we could have more, but so we could give more?

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Salvation now consists of a deep wrestling in our souls with the sinfulness of our hearts, the depth of our depravity, and the desperation of our need for his grace.

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If you claim to be a follower of Christ, I encourage you to consider your present commitment to a local church.

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No matter how many red Xs we write on our hands to end slavery, as long as these same hands are clicking on pornographic websites and scrolling through sexual pictures and videos, we are frauds to the core.

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Clearly our greatest need is not more regulations in order to merit salvation.

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Disciple making also involves teaching people to obey all that Christ has commanded us. Now some might say, "Isn't that what preachers are supposed to do?" And in one sense, the answer to this question is yes. God has clearly called and gifted some people in the church to teach his Word formally. At the same time, he has commanded every follower of Jesus to teach his Word relationally.

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By God's design, he has wired his children for spiritual reproduction. He has woven into the fabric of every single Christian's DNA a desire and ability to reproduce.

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The more Christ fulfills the cravings of our souls, the more he changes our taste capacities from the inside out. The more we walk with him, the more we want him. The more we taste of him, the more we enjoy him. And this transforms how we live and what we live for.

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This is the gospel. The just and loving Creator of the universe has looked upon hopelessly sinful people and sent His Son, God in the flesh, to bear His wrath against sin on the cross and to show His power over sin in the resurrection so that all who trust in Him will be reconciled to God forever.

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It is a constant battle to resist the temptation to have more luxuries, to acquire more stuff, and to live more comfortably.

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The body of Christ is a multicultural citizenry of an otherworldly kingdom.

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Who God is and what Christ did have huge implications for who we are personally and what we desire sexually.

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It is impossible to be a follower of Christ while denying, disregarding, discrediting, and disbelieving the words of Christ.

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I want to move from what we let go of to whom we hold on to. I want to explore not just the gravity of what we forsake in this world, but also the greatness of the one we follow in this world.

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We assume that our race simply deserves heaven; that God owes heaven to us unless we do something really bad to warrant otherwise.

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On popular issues like poverty and slavery, where Christians are likely to be applauded for our social action, we are quick to stand up and speak out. Yet on controversial issues like homosexuality and abortion, where Christians are likely to be criticized for our involvement, we are content to sit down and stay quiet.

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Faith is the realization that God's pleasure in you will never be based upon your performance for him.

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When we consider the promises of Christ, risking everything we are and everything we have for His sake is no longer a matter of sacrifice. It's just common sense.

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