David Platt (pastor) - Lives Quotes

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People who claim to be Christians while their lives look no different from the rest of the world are clearly not Christians

David Platt
As Christ begins to live in us, everything begins to change about us.

David Platt
Jesus came to live the life we could not live and to die the death we deserve to die.

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The price is certainly high for people who don't know Christ and who live in a world where Christians shrink back from self-denying faith and settle into self-indulging faith. While Christians choose to spend their lives fulfilling the American dream instead of giving their lives to proclaiming the kingdom of God, literally billions in need of the Gospel remain in the dark

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When God tells us to give extravagantly, we can trust Him to do the same in our lives. And this is really the core issue of it all. Do we trust Him? Do we trust Jesus when He tells us to give radically for the sake of the poor? Do we trust Him to provide for us when we begin using the resources He has given us to provide for others? Do we trust Him to know what is best for our lives, our families, and our financial futures?

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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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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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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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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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