Quotes from Michael Horton
The power of God unto salvation is not our passion for God, but the passion He has exhibited toward us sinners by sending his own Son to redeem us.
- Michael Horton
God's church is not a stage for us to perform on but a garden for us to grow in.
- Michael Horton
God is not a supporting actor in our life movie. We exist for his purposes, not the other way around.
- Michael Horton
God's Word does not merely impart information; it actually creates life. It's not only descriptive; it's effective too, God speaking is God acting.
- Michael Horton
Once we truly grasp the message of the 'New Testament', it is impossible to read the 'Old Testament' again without seeing Christ on every page, in every story, foreshadowed or anticipated in every event and narrative.
- Michael Horton
Our weaknesses are an opportunity for God to show his strength.
- Michael Horton
Evangelicalism as a movement is rushing headlong toward theological ambiguity, which is another way of saying apostasy.
- Michael Horton
In such a therapeutic, pragmatic, pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps society as ours, the message of God having to do all the work in saving us comes as an offensive shot at our egos.
- Michael Horton
You can't find a YouTube clip to become a craftsman, friend, parent - or disciple of Christ. It's all of grace. And to grow in that grace, you need two things: time and community.
- Michael Horton
The gospel is entirely a message about what someone else has done not only for me but also for the renewal of the whole creation.
- Michael Horton
The goal of Christian mission is not success, but faithful witness; not power, but proclamation; not technique, but truth; not method, but message.
- Michael Horton
The gospel frees us to confess our sins without fear of condemnation.
- Michael Horton