Erwin W. Lutzer
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.Collection: Life Changing
Often the doorway to success is entered through the hallway of failure.Collection: Doorways
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.Collection: People
Only those who see themselves as utterly destitute can fully appreciate the grace of God.Collection: Christian
Thanksgiving for God’s faithfulness in our pain is the indisputable proof that we believe God is a part of our pain.Collection: Pain
Our response to temptation is an accurate barometer of our love for God.Collection: Temptation
A Christian life based on feeling is headed for a gigantic collapse.Collection: Christian
Faith is only as good as the object in which it is placed.Collection: Objects
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.Collection: Death
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.Collection: Heart
The ability to make judgments lies at the heart of Christian living. Unless we are able to judge doctrine, lifestyles, and entertainment, unless we are able to distinguish between outer appearance and inner character, we just might miss the purpose for which God placed us on this earth. We might end up accepting a stone for bread and a snake for a fish.Collection: Christian
Each temptation leaves us better or worse; neutrality is impossible.Collection: Temptation
There’s no such thing as a bitter person who keeps the bitterness to himself.Collection: Christian Inspirational
Temptation is God's magnifying glass; it shows us how much work he has left to do in our lives.Collection: Glasses
Christianity spread rapidly during the first century because all Christians saw themselves as responsible for disseminating the gospel.Collection: Christian
Are we as willing to go into debt for the work of God as we are for a vacation to Hawaii?Collection: Vacation
Those who have failed miserably are often the first to see God's formula for success.Collection: Failure
Christianity demands a level of caring that transcends human inclinations.Collection: Caring
Those who give much without sacrifice are reckoned as having given little.Collection: Christian
In salvation, God both declares us guilty and pays our debt. Only he can satisfy his own requirements. A savior less than God would be disqualified; God must do it himself.Collection: God
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.Collection: Christian
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.Collection: Friendship