Erwin W. Lutzer Quotes
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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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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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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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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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Money is emphasized in Scripture simply because our temptation to love it is inexplicably powerful.
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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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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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Those who have failed miserably are often the first to see God's formula for success.
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There’s no such thing as a bitter person who keeps the bitterness to himself.
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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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Prayer, desperate prayer, seems so simple, but it’s a step rarely taken by those in family conflict.
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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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Temptation is not a sin; it is a call to battle.
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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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Emotional peace and calm come after doing God's will and not before.
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Spiritual maturity is marked by being comfortable with the unpredictability of God.
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Every time we love, we increase our capacity to be hurt.
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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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Christmas can be transformed into a celebration more attuned to honoring the One whose birthday we celebrate.