Kevin DeYoung Quotes

Instead of attacking people, we need to love people. It lights a fire under me because it's a reminder of why we need the Gospel. Our hearts are so corrupt.

When Jesus comes to live in our hearts, the seed of holiness is planted.

Our lives are in God's hands. We have no control. We can't control Him by using the Bible or cross as a good luck charm without a thorough reformation of heart and life.

Some Christians feel guilty when they are doing something that isn't 'spiritual.' Somehow or another, they feel the need to hurry through the grocery store, dash through the house cleaning, and rush through all the daily aspects of life that seem irrelevant to their faith.

Every generation has a right to hear the Gospel, the ABC's of the Gospel - the Gospel of salvation.

It is a contradiction to be a sanctified man, or a true christian, and not humble.

Between the humble and contrite heart and the majesty of Heaven there are no barriers; the only password is prayer.

Live in such a way that unless God shows up what you're attempting to do is bound to fail. This is the nature of the Gospel.

God is more concerned about your heart than your performance. If your heart is right, your performance will eventually catch up.

The abundance of a grateful heart gives honor to God even if it does not turn to Him in words. An unbeliever who is filled with thanks for his very being has ceased to be an unbeliever.

Nothing but Christianity will give you the victory. Until a man believes in his heart that Jesus Christ is his Lord and Master... his course through life will be neither safe nor pleasant. My only regret is that I was so long blinded by my pleasures, my vices and pursuits, and the examples of others that I was kept fr...om seeing, admiring, and adoring the marvelous light of the gospel.

The heart of sanctification is the life which feeds on justification.

How do you pray? Take the gospel of each day and spend ten minutes with it. Read it, and read it again. Walk into the world with the gospel in your heart.

God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.

I make mistakes every day. I'm not perfect in my behavior, but I want to be and that's what God is after, a heart that wants to be.

I am certain in my heart that all that I am, I have received from God.

The experience of [the African] bishops is that evangelization itself should be foremost, that the God of Jesus Christ must be known, believed in and loved, and that hearts must be converted if progress is to be made on social issues and reconciliation is to begin, and if - for example - AIDS is to be combated by realistically facing its deeper causes and the sick are to be given the loving care they need. Social issues and the Gospel are inseparable.

We are particularly thankful to you for your part in the movement to have the words under God added to our Pledge of Allegiance. These words will remind Americans that despite our great physical strength we must remain humble. They will help us keep constantly in our minds and hearts the spiritual and moral principles which alone give dignity to man.

At the heart of the gospel is a God who deliberately surrenders to the wild, irresistable power of love.

There can be no Kingdom of God in the world without the Kingdom of God in our hearts.

Remember, young men, that purity precedes power. The Lord said, 'But purify your hearts before me; and then go ye into all the world, and preach my gospel unto every creature who has not received it' (D&C 112:28). Missionaries discover this very early in their missions and make every effort to be worthy so they can serve with power.

We need good laws, but no law can change a human heart - only God can do that.

Faith is not to get you out of a hard place but to change your heart in the hard place.

The spirit of non-violence necessarily leads to humility. Non-violence means reliance on God, the rock of ages. If we would seek his aid, we must approach Him with a humble and contrite heart.

The heart of the Christian faith is Good News, not good advice, good technique, or good behavior.