Inspirational Quotes by D.A. Carson

“When the Spirit is at work, we will not just be embarrassed by our failures or regret our mistakes; we see our sins in relationship to God and experience what David felt when he cried out, “Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight” (Ps. 51:4). No sentient man or woman is a Christian who has not seen his or her sin in light of the Spirit’s convicting work and seen it as an offense against Almighty God.”

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“Sanctification is at base a tenacious grip on the robe of Christ, a wrestling with the Lord to bless us, a sojourn in the valley of death in pursuit of a city we cannot see.”

“The “all truth” they would receive was not the truth about every bit of knowledge in the universe, from supernovas to DNA. The “truth” refers to the whole truth about everything bound up in Jesus Christ, the way, the truth, and the life. The Spirit will illuminate the things that are to come (John 16:13), not in a predictive sense, but in so far as he will unpack the significance of the events yet to come, namely Jesus’ death, resurrection, and exaltation. The Spirit, speaking for the Father and the Son, will help the apostles remember what Jesus said and understand the true meaning of who Jesus is and what he accomplished (John 14:26).”

“8He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?”

“Grab them with passion. Win them with love. Hold them with holiness. Challenge them with truth. Amaze them with God.”

“The work of the Holy Spirit is to bring glory to Christ by taking what is his—his teaching, the truth about his death and resurrection—and making it known. The Spirit does not work indiscriminately without the revelation of Christ in view. Arguably, the Holy Spirit’s most important work is to glorify Christ, and he does not do this apart from shining the spotlight on Christ for the elect to see and savor.”

“in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor eprincipalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

“People need to see that God is the all-consuming reality in our lives. Our sincerity and earnestness in worship matter ten times more than the style we use to display our sincerity and earnestness.”

“The Spirit is like God’s engagement ring saying to us, “This promise is only the beginning. You have no idea how much I will bless you. There is a wedding feast coming to you that you wouldn’t believe. But I’ve given you my Spirit so you will believe that it is coming.”

“I love the LORD, because He has heard My voice and my supplications. 2Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.”

“If nothing of spiritual significance is happening in your church, your Bible study, your small group, or your family, it may be because nothing spiritually significant is happening in your life. I love the line from Robert Murray M’Cheyne: “My people’s greatest need is my personal holiness.” I’ve given that advice to others dozens of times, and I’ve repeated it to myself a hundred times. Almost my whole philosophy of ministry is summed up in M’Cheyne’s words. My congregation needs me to be humble before they need me to be smart. They need me to be honest more than they need me to be a dynamic leader. They need me to be teachable more than they need me to teach at conferences. If your walk matches your talk, if your faith costs you something, if being a Christian is more than a cultural garb, they will listen to you.”

“since the beginning of the world cMen have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.”

“Meditating on the self-sufficient power and plentitude of God should shut our mouths whenever we’re tempted to think that God owes us,”

“4I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, 5hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints, 6that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in youa in Christ”

“It’s the guilt that makes the cross necessary. Not the feeling of guilt, but the reality of it.”

“Jesus. 7For we havea great joyb and consolation in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.”

“Though we still sin, we are nevertheless considered righteous, perfectly loved and accepted by our Father in heaven.”

“For the Arab, the past does not merely live. The past defines the present.”

“wristband). The gospel is not a message about what we need to do for God, but about what God has done for us. So get them with the good news about who God is and what he has done for us.”