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Tony Evans (born 1944) is an American Christian pastor, author, and broadcaster, best known for his long-term ministry at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas and his national radio program 'The Urban Alternative.' He is a prominent voice in the African American evangelical community, emphasizing the application of biblical principles to daily life and social issues. Evans is widely respected for his clear teaching, focus on family values, and advocacy for racial reconciliation. He has written numerous books, including 'Kingdom Marriage' and 'Kingdom Kids,' and frequently speaks at conferences and in media. His ministry has influenced countless believers over decades, particularly in urban settings, promoting faith practice and social transformation.

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Famous Tony Evans Quotes

“Nobody is born a drug addict or a homosexual. Christians may be performing in these unacceptable ways, but that's not who they are. It's an identity issue.”

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Book:Free at Last: Experiencing True Freedom Through Your Identity in Christ

Source: Free at Last: Experiencing True Freedom Through Your Identity in Christ

“Paul, we are going to kill you. That is cool, then I will go to Christ. Ok Paul, we are going to let you live. That is great, then I can witness Christ. Ok, then we will torture you. That is fine, then I will receive a reward in Heaven one day.”

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“Success is not what you have done compared to what others have done. Success is what you have done compared to what you were supposed to do.”

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“Faith is not about how much you believe in what you believe. Faith is about believing that the One you believe in is believable.”

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“Insisting on living in your past will kill your future. Let it go.”

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“Sometimes God lets you hit rock bottom so that you will discover He is the Rock at the bottom.”

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“You entrust your money to banks, God entrusts His money to you. How would you feel if the bank took your money and used it to play the lottery or gamble with it? So, how does God feel?”

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“The Bible is the voice of God in print.”

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“If the Lord is your shepherd, He is sufficient for all your needs.”

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Book:Our God is Awesome: Encountering the Greatness of Our God

Source: Our God is Awesome: Encountering the Greatness of Our God

“Trials are to see if you believe what you say you believe.”

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“His enemies had counted on the lions taking care of Daniel. What they hadn't counted on was his God taking care of Daniel.”

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“A kingdom man understands that God never said a godly life would be easy; He just said it would be worth it.”

“Many, if not most, Christians begin with the wrong question of who they should vote for rather than the more important question of how they should vote.”

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Book:How Should Christians Vote?

Source: How Should Christians Vote?

“Scripture would not only solve the individual and family divisions, but it would also solve the ecclesiastical confusion.”

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Book:How Should Christians Vote? SAMPLER

Source: How Should Christians Vote? SAMPLER

“When it comes to politics and elections, far too many Christians spend more time appealing to family, history and tradition, culture, racial expediency, and personal preference than they do to what the Bible teaches.”

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Book:How Should Christians Vote?

Source: How Should Christians Vote?

“In fact, it is precisely because we have changed books that the chaos in our country has gotten worse than ever before.”

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Book:How Should Christians Vote?

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“Unless God and His revealed Word is the overarching influencer and rationale over how our electoral decisions are made as believers, then we cannot expect God to be the overarching influencer in our nation.”

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Book:One Nation Under God: His Rule Over Your Country

Source: One Nation Under God: His Rule Over Your Country

“My fellow believers, it is time to return to the Book. It is time to look to the one source that holds the answers for how our country should operate, the Bible.”

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Book:One Nation Under God: His Rule Over Your Country

Source: One Nation Under God: His Rule Over Your Country

“God is in charge, and alone sits as the ultimate government over His creation. All other governments are then to reflect His ultimate rule.”

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Book:How Should Christians Vote?

Source: How Should Christians Vote?

“These systems attempt to box God into a government confined within the perspective of man. Yet when humanity is used as the starting point for interpreting and interacting with God's creation, faulty theology and sociology emerge as mankind attempts to fashion God into the image of man.”

Source: One Nation Under God: His Rule Over Your Country

“As a result, socialism and communism, in particular, use government to suppress religion to such a degree as to leave the one true God out entirely.”

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Book:One Nation Under God: His Rule Over Your Country

Source: One Nation Under God: His Rule Over Your Country

“Keep in mind that God's sovereignty allows Him to even use that which is not cooperating with Him (the bad) in order to move things to where He wants them to go.”

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Book:One Nation Under God: His Rule Over Your Country

Source: One Nation Under God: His Rule Over Your Country

“God only promises to bless the nation that recognizes His authority.”

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Book:How Should Christians Vote? SAMPLER

Source: How Should Christians Vote? SAMPLER

“When the governing representatives of the people legalize the shedding of innocent blood (as a for-profit business, nonetheless) then they have placed themselves, and those they represent, in the direct line of God's judgment.”

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Book:One Nation Under God: His Rule Over Your Country

Source: One Nation Under God: His Rule Over Your Country

“The real issue at hand is how God is going to respond to a culture when the majority of the people seek to veto Him.”

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Book:One Nation Under God: His Rule Over Your Country

Source: One Nation Under God: His Rule Over Your Country

“God established the family as the foundation of civilization.”

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Book:One Nation Under God: His Rule Over Your Country

Source: One Nation Under God: His Rule Over Your Country

“Every voting choice you exercise ought to be for the candidate, platform, party, or policy that will best represent the values of the kingdom of God.”

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Book:How Should Christians Vote?

Source: How Should Christians Vote?

“When you understand the values of God's kingdom, you will best understand His agenda.4 However, it is my conviction that the message of the kingdom, and the values therein, are sorely lacking in understanding today.”

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Book:How Should Christians Vote?

Source: How Should Christians Vote?

“Churches are having a limited impact on society because they fail to understand that the goal of the church is not the church itself but the kingdom.”

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Book:The Kingdom Agenda

Source: The Kingdom Agenda

“The reason so many believers are struggling is that we have voted in the past asking God to bless our plans rather than casting our votes based on seeking His agenda. We want God to sign off on our decisions rather than us following His.”

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Book:How Should Christians Vote?

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“You cannot read the Bible and ignore the political realm.”

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Book:The Kingdom Agenda

Source: The Kingdom Agenda

“There is no area of life that does not have a biblical worldview attached to it.”

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Book:The Kingdom Agenda: What a Way to Live!

Source: The Kingdom Agenda: What a Way to Live!

“As a believer and a child of the King, to consider casting a vote for someone or for something that would go against what God would vote for ought to be out of the question.”

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Book:How Should Christians Vote?

Source: How Should Christians Vote?

“The bottom line is pray. If you’re tired, sick, emotionally overwhelmed—pray. If you’re on cloud nine and life seems perfect—pray. If you lack direction—pray. If you doubt that prayer makes any difference—pray. If the circumstances of your life are out of your control—pray. If the circumstances of your life seem well within you’re your control—pray even harder. Whatever you do—pray.”

“Sometimes God lets you be in a situation that only He can fix so that you can see that He is the One who fixes it. Rest. He's got it.”

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