Quotes from Kevin DeYoung

At the heart of the Protestant faith is the conviction that there is nothing we contribute to our salvation but our sin, no merit we bring but Christ's, and nothing necessary for justification except faith alone.

We do not truly know what love is unless we know Christ.

Your love should be so far reaching, earnest, biblical, Christ-centered, pure, and self-sacrificing that the world may hate you for it.

Perhaps out inactivity is not so much waiting on God as it is an expression of the fear of man, the love of the praise of man, and disbelief in God's providence.

Die to self. Live for Christ. And then do what you want, and go where you want, for God's glory.

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

You will not find what you want in the world, only in the Father.

Growing up in Michigan, I can't think of anything so explicitly communicated to me in my whole education experience as the vileness of in-your-face racism.

I try to keep in my mind the simple question: Am I trying to do good or make myself look good? Too many of our responsibilities get added to our plate when we are trying to please people, impress people, prove ourselves, acquire power, increase our prestige. All those motivations are about looking good more than doing good.

Offendedness is just about the last shared moral currency in our country. And, I'm sorry, but it's really annoying. We don't discuss ideas or debate arguments, we try to figure out who is most offended.

As the culture war rages on, Lord give us wisdom to see the difference between defending our rights and protesting our slights.

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