Erwin W. Lutzer Quotes
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Christianity spread rapidly during the first century because all Christians saw themselves as responsible for disseminating the gospel.
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Make no mistake about the intention of these secularists: It is to discredit the voice of Christians so that America will tolerate only one view.
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At death we cross from one territory to another, but we'll have no trouble with visas. Our representative is already there, preparing for our arrival. As citizens of heaven, our entrance is incontestable.
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The most important part of us is the part that no one ever sees.
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There is more grace in God's heart than there is sin in your past.
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Paul taught that religions evolved because man did not honor the true God. Because of rebellion, they "exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of the corruptible man and birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures." One characteristic of idolatry is that it always confuses the creature with the creator.
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Don't ever think that there are many ways to the Divine. Jesus is the one qualified mediator, the only qualified sacrifice, and the only qualified savior.
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Thanksgiving for God’s faithfulness in our pain is the indisputable proof that we believe God is a part of our pain.
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If there is one single reason why good people turn evil, it is because they fail to recognize God’s ownership over their kingdom, their vocation, their resources, their abilities, and above all their lives.
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Emotional peace and calm come after doing God's will and not before.
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Those who have failed miserably are often the first to see God's formula for success.
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How do you know you have a servant's heart? Look at your reaction when you are treated like one.
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Temptation is not a sin; it is a call to battle.
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Winning the world to Christ means winning individuals.
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Prayer, desperate prayer, seems so simple, but it’s a step rarely taken by those in family conflict.
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Money is emphasized in Scripture simply because our temptation to love it is inexplicably powerful.
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Spiritual maturity is marked by being comfortable with the unpredictability of God.
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There’s no such thing as a bitter person who keeps the bitterness to himself.
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To make sure our convictions, views, and assumptions about our Creator stay based on biblical truth and not on popular consensus, we must continually check what we believe against the Scriptures.
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Only those who see themselves as utterly destitute can fully appreciate the grace of God.
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Only eternal values can give meaning to temporal ones. Time must be the servant of eternity.
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We cannot say no to temptation without saying yes to something far better.
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Every time we love, we increase our capacity to be hurt.
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Christmas can be transformed into a celebration more attuned to honoring the One whose birthday we celebrate.