Kevin DeYoung Quotes

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We may have the best of intentions in trying to discern God's will, but we should really stop putting ourselves through the misery of overspiritualizing every decision. Our misdirected piety makes following God more mysterious than it was meant to be

Kevin DeYoung
Inerrancy means the word of God always stands over us and we never stand over the word of God.

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God does have a specific plan for our lives, but it is not one that He expects us to figure out before we make a decision.

Kevin DeYoung
Biblical wisdom means living a disciplined and prudent life in the fear of the Lord

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If there really is a perfect will of God we are meant to discover, in which we will find tremendous freedom and fulfillment, why does it seem that everyone looking for God's will is in such bondage and confusion?

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For Jesus, Scripture is powerful, decisive, and authoritative because it is nothing less than the voice of God.

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Live for God. Obey the Scriptures. Think of others before yourself. Be holy. Love Jesus. And as you do these things, do whatever else you like, with whomever you like, wherever you like, and you'll be walking in the will of God.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Some Christians need encouragement to think before they act. Others need encouragement to act after they think.

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I'm pretty sure most of us would be more
fulfilled if we didn't fixate on fulfillment
quite so much.

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My fear is that of all the choices people face today, the one they rarely consider is, "How can I serve most effectively and fruitfully in the local church?" I wonder if the abundance of opportunities to explore today is doing less to help make well-rounded disciples of Christ and more to help Christians avoid long term responsibility and have less long-term impact.

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We can stop pleading with God to show us the future, and start living and obeying like we are confident that He holds the future.

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The 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.

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Submission to the Scriptures is submission to God. Rebellion against the Scriptures is rebellion against God

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Obsessing over the future is not how God wants us to live, because showing us the future is not God's way.

Kevin DeYoung
We 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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