Erwin W. Lutzer Quotes
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God in His sovereign goodness often uses the painful and at times debilitating injury of a spear thrower to make us readier for His service. ... One thing you discover about spear throwers is that though it’s not necessary for them to be good, it’s essential for them to appear good.
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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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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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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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Money is emphasized in Scripture simply because our temptation to love it is inexplicably powerful.
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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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Winning the world to Christ means winning individuals.
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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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There is more grace in God's heart than there is sin in your past.
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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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Prayer, desperate prayer, seems so simple, but it’s a step rarely taken by those in family conflict.
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Temptation is not a sin; it is a call to battle.
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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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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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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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How do you know you have a servant's heart? Look at your reaction when you are treated like one.
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Only those who see themselves as utterly destitute can fully appreciate the grace of God.
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The most important part of us is the part that no one ever sees.
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Only eternal values can give meaning to temporal ones. Time must be the servant of eternity.
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Spiritual maturity is marked by being comfortable with the unpredictability of God.
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Satan exploits pain by making it the central focus of the man’s or woman’s thoughts and attitudes.
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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.