David Platt Quotes About Christ
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To everyone wanting a safe, untroubled, comfortable life free from danger, stay away from Jesus. The danger in our lives will always increase in proportion to the depth of our relationship with Christ.
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Christianity does not begin with our pursuit of Christ, but with Christ’s pursuit of us.
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A materialistic world will not be won to Christ by a materialistic church.
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And as we meet needs on earth, we are proclaiming a gospel that transforms lives for eternity. The point is not simply to meet a temporary need or change a startling statistic; the point is to exalt the glory of Christ as we express the gospel of Christ through the radical generosity of our lives.
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The way we use our money is a barometer of our present spiritual condition. Our neglect of the poor illustrates much about where our hearts lie. But even more than that, the way we use our money is an indicator of our eternal destination. The mark of Christ followers is that their hearts are in heaven and their treasures are spent there
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I am finding deep joy in depending on Christ for the guidance only He can provide as He produces the fruit of gospel in my life.
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The faith in Christ that saves us from our sins involves an internal transformation that has external implications.
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Caring for the poor is one natural overflow and a necessary evidence of the presence of Christ in our hearts. If there is no sign of caring for the poor in our lives, then there is reason to at least question whether Christ is in our hearts.
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As Christ begins to live in us, everything begins to change about us.
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As long as you and I understand salvation as checking off a box to get to God, we will find ourselves in the meaningless sea of world religions that actually condemn the human race by exalting our supposed ability to get to God. On the other hand, when you and I realize that we are morally evil, dead in sin and deserving of God's wrath with no way out on our own, we begin to discover our desperation for Christ.
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Somewhere along the way we have subtly and tragically taken the costly command of Christ to go, baptize, and teach all nations and mutated it into a comfortable call for Christians to come, be baptized, and listen in one location.
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Who God is and what Christ did have huge implications for who we are personally and what we desire sexually.
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The price is certainly high for people who don’t know Christ and who live in a world where Christians shrink back from self-denying faith and settle into self-indulging faith. While Christians choose to spend their lives fulfilling the American dream instead of giving their lives to proclaiming the kingdom of God, literally billions in need of the Gospel remain in the dark
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We owe Christ to the world--to the least person and to the greatest person, to the richest person and to the poorest person, to the best person and to the worst person. We are in debt to the nations.
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The gospel beckons our sin-sick souls to simple trust in Christ, the only One who is truly radical enough.
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If our lives do not reflect radical compassion for the poor, there is reason to wonder if Christ is really in us at all
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Privatized faith in a resurrected Christ is practically inconceivable.
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We desperately need each other in the daily fight to follow Christ in a world that's full of sin.
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The more Christ fulfills the cravings of our souls, the more he changes our taste capacities from the inside out. The more we walk with him, the more we want him. The more we taste of him, the more we enjoy him. And this transforms how we live and what we live for.
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When we consider the promises of Christ, risking everything we are and everything we have for His sake is no longer a matter of sacrifice. It's just common sense.
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We act, though, not under a utopian illusion that you or I or anyone or everyone together can rid this world of pain and suffering. That responsibility belongs to the resurrected Christ, and he will do it when he returns. But until that day, we do with an undivided heart whatever God calls us to do.
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Surely the greatest social injustice is that 2 billion people haven't heard of God's love in Christ.
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The body of Christ is a multicultural citizenry of an otherworldly kingdom.
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It is impossible to be a follower of Christ while denying, disregarding, discrediting, and disbelieving the words of Christ.
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There is indescribable joy, deep satisfaction and an eternal purpose in dying to ourselves and living for Christ.
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Disciple making also involves teaching people to obey all that Christ has commanded us. Now some might say, "Isn't that what preachers are supposed to do?" And in one sense, the answer to this question is yes. God has clearly called and gifted some people in the church to teach his Word formally. At the same time, he has commanded every follower of Jesus to teach his Word relationally.
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There is a sense in which the danger of our lives increases in proportion to the depth of our relationship with Christ.
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The price of our non-discipleshi p is high for those without Christ.
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Anyone wanting to proclaim the glory of Christ to the ends of the earth must consider not only how to declare the gospel verbally but also how to demonstrate the gospel visibly in a world where so many are urgently hungry. If I am going to address urgent spriitual need by sharing the gospel of Christ or building up the body of Christ around the world, then I cannot overlook dire physical need in the process.
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Do you and I believe him (Christ) enough to obey him and to follow him wherever he leads, even when the crowds in our culture - and maybe in our churches - turn the other way?...For the sake of an increasingly marginalized and relatively ineffective church in our culture, I want to risk it all. For the sake of my life, my family, and the people who surround me, I want to risk it all.
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