As a pastor in a Protestant church, my whole ministry centers on the conviction that by grace we are saved through faith. And it's not our faith that delivers us, as if believing something, anything at all were pleasing to God. It's the object of our faith - Christ's life, death, and resurrection - that saves us.
Life Faith God
Download Image Share on X Share on Facebook

About This Quote

About Kevin DeYoung

Kevin DeYoung was American pastor, historian and author. Kevin Lee DeYoung is an American Reformed theologian, historian, and pastor. He is currently the senior pastor at Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, North Carolina. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Life — Reflections on the meaning, challenges, and beauty of life
  • Faith — Reflections on belief, spirituality, and trust in the unseen
  • God — Spiritual reflections on the divine, faith, and creation

More quotes by Kevin DeYoung

“The one indispensable requirement for producing godly, mature Christians is godly, mature Christians.”
— Kevin DeYoung
christianity discipleship gospel

“Nothing in the Bible encourages us to give sex the exalted status it has in our culture, as if finding our purpose, our identity, and our fulfillment all rest with what we can or cannot do with our...”
— Kevin DeYoung
bible-and-sex homose sex

“The man who attempts Christianity without the church shoots himself in the foot, shoots his children in the leg, and shoots his grandchildren in the heart.”
— Kevin DeYoung
children churches grandchild grandchildren

“The world needs to see Christians burning, not with self-righteous fury at the sliding morals in our country, but with passion for God.”
— Kevin DeYoung
christian-behavior culture gospel moralism

“The people on this planet who end up doing nothing are those who never realize they can't do everything.”
— Kevin DeYoung
critical-thinking decision-making focus priorities

“One reason we never tame the busy this beast is that we are unwilling to kill anything.”
— Kevin DeYoung
discipline focus ministry
View all quotes by Kevin DeYoung →

Related Quotes

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
— Andr Gide, Autumn Leaves
life love

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”
— Stephen Crane
life meaning purpose spirituality

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”
— Diane Ackerman
life spirituality

“Some people don't understand the promises they're making when they make them," I said."Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That's what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.”
— John Green
faith faithfulness love promises

“I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don...”
— Jon Katz
faith friends friendship love

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
— Anonymous
faith god hope love

“I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but God declared: "Go down again - I dwell among the people.”
— John Henry Newman
god inspirational love

“We limit ourselves and God who wants to work through us”
— Sunday Adelaja
god limit money ourselves

“God can only work through those who have totally identified themselves with His will and purpose”
— Sunday Adelaja
god identified purpose totally