Erwin W. Lutzer Quotes
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There is more grace in God's heart than there is sin in your past.
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There’s no such thing as a bitter person who keeps the bitterness to himself.
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Thank God for the way He made you. You are special, distinct, and unique. You were not made from a common mold. Thank Him that you are special.
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Money is emphasized in Scripture simply because our temptation to love it is inexplicably powerful.
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Worship is not an external activity precipitated by the right environment. To worship in spirit is to draw near to God with an undivided heart. We must come in full agreement without hiding anything or disregarding His will.
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Winning the world to Christ means winning individuals.
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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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Prayer, desperate prayer, seems so simple, but it’s a step rarely taken by those in family conflict.
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Those who have failed miserably are often the first to see God's formula for success.
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If Melanchthon were alive today, he might not weep because of controversies that surround the Lord's Supper, but he might well sorrow because of our indifference to its meaning and importance.
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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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The most important part of us is the part that no one ever sees.
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Temptation is not a sin; it is a call to battle.
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Spiritual maturity is marked by being comfortable with the unpredictability of God.
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Emotional peace and calm come after doing God's will and not before.
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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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Only those who see themselves as utterly destitute can fully appreciate the grace of God.
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Within evangelicalism is a distressing drift toward accepting a Christianity that does not demand a life-changing walk with God. Many evangelicals (today) do not realize that the church has always been an island of righteousness in a sea of paganism, but as a result they turned the world upside-down.
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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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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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Only eternal values can give meaning to temporal ones. Time must be the servant of eternity.
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Christmas can be transformed into a celebration more attuned to honoring the One whose birthday we celebrate.
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Every time we love, we increase our capacity to be hurt.
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Satan exploits pain by making it the central focus of the man’s or woman’s thoughts and attitudes.