“Blue Devils may have won today. Devil gonna lose tomorrow.” MayTodayLosesTomorrowDevilBlue Author:Kevin DeYoung
“When "everything is awesome" we may miss what (and Who) is truly deserving of awe.” MayMissingAweDeserving Author:Kevin DeYoung
“Your love should be so far reaching, earnest, biblical, Christ-centered, pure, and self-sacrificing that the world may hate you for it.” WorldShouldMaySelfHateChristSacrificePureReachingBiblicalHate YouEarnest Author:Kevin DeYoung
“If you think God has promised this world will be a five-star hotel, you will be miserable as you live through the normal struggles of life. But if you remember that God promised we would be pilgrims and this world may feel more like a desert or even a prison, you might find your life surprisingly happy.” IfsThinkingWorldFeelsMayMightWould BeRememberStarsStruggleFiveThis WorldNormalPrisonMiserableDesertHotelPilgrimLife Struggle Author:Kevin DeYoung
“Legalism is a problem in the church, but so is anti-nomianism. Granted, I don't hear anyone saying, 'Let's continue in sin that grace may abound'. That's the worse form of antinomianism. But strictly speaking, antinomianism simply means no-law, and some Christians have very little place for the law in their pursuit of holiness.” MayMeanLittlesProblemChristianFormLawChurchSinGracePursuitGrantedHolinessLegalism Author:Kevin DeYoung
“It’s all too easy to turn the fight of faith into sanctification-by-checklist. Take care of a few bad habits, develop a couple good ones, and you’re set. But a moral checklist doesn’t take into consideration the idols of the hearts. It may not even have the gospel as part of the equation. And inevitably, checklist spirituality is highly selective. So you end up feeling successful at sanctification because you stayed away from drugs, lost weight, served at the soup kitchen, and renounced Styrofoam. But you’ve ignored gentleness, humility, joy, and sexual purity.” HeartMayEndsFeelingsCareJoyTurnsSpiritualityFightingLostEasyMoralSuccessfulHumilityCoupleHabitDrugWeightTake CareKitchenPurityConsiderationIdolsIgnoredSoupEquationsGentlenessBad HabitsSanctificationSelectiveChecklistsSoup KitchensStyrofoam Author:Kevin DeYoung
“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” ShouldTryingMayDecisionMiseryIntentionFollowingGods WillMysteriousMeant To BePietyWere Meant To BeFollowing God Author:Kevin DeYoung
“The Bible tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Surely part of loving in this way is trying to understand what another person wants us to understand. I may not understand perfectly and I may not agree, but if I love you I should try to know what it is you wish I could know.” IfsKnowsWayWantShouldTryingMayPersonsWishLove YouAgreeNeighborWant U Author:Kevin DeYoung
