Where's the Evidence?

"Obedience is the evidence of faith that alone unites us to Christ who is our justifying righteousness."

- John Piper

Source: Piper, John. Brothers, We Are Not Professionals. B&H Books, 2002. 110. Print.

Be a Vocal Christian

"Be a Christian - and a visible and audible one. The world needs you so badly."

- John Piper

Source: Piper, John. Brothers, We Are Not Professionals. B&H Books, 2002. 226. Print.

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The Cross

"I find crosses Christ's carved work that he marketh out for us, and that with crosses he figureth and portrayeth us to his own image, cutting away pieces of our ill and corruption. Lord cut, Lord carve, Lord wound, Lord do anything that may perfect thy Father's image in us, and make us meet for glory."

- Samuel Rutherford

Source: Rutherford, Samuel. The Loveliness of Christ. Edinburgh: The Banner of Truth Trust, 2007. Pg 7.

Bitzer was a Banker

"The more a theologian detaches himself from the basic Hebrew and Greek text of Holy Scripture, the more he detaches himself from the source of real theology! And real theology is the foundation of a fruitful and blessed ministry."

- Heinrich Bitzer

Source: Piper, John. Brothers, We Are Not Professionals. B&H Books, 2002. 82. Print.

Presenting Christ

“But while I was discoursing near night... a divine influence seemed to attend what was spoken to them in a powerful manner, which caused the persons to cry out in anguish of soul, although I spoke not a word of terror; but, on the contrary, set before them the fullness and all-sufficiency of Christ’s merits, and His willingness to save all that came to Him; and thereupon pressed them to come without delay... ‘Have mercy upon me, have mercy upon me’ was the common cry.”

- David Brainerd

Source: Edwards, Jonathan. The Works of Jonathan Edwards. 5. 2. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2005. 392. Print.

The Biblical Truth in Postmodern Culture

"While competence requires that we understand how the biblical writers established validity, it also demands that we wrestle with listeners' questions such as, 'Is that true?'  (referring to the Bible). Today we can count on an attitude of questioning and doubt. Our educational system and mass media contribute to this pervasive skepticism. Advertisers have created an audience of doubters who shrug off dogmatic claims and enthusiastic endorsements, no matter who makes them, as nothing more than a pitch from the sponsor. Instead, the Bible states reality as it exists in the universe, as God has made it and as He governs it. We would expect, therefore, the affirmations of Scripture to be demonstrated in the world around us. That is NOT to say that we establish biblical truth by studying sociology, astronomy, or archaeology, but the valid data from these sciences second the truth Scripture. Therefore, to adopt the attitude that a statement is not true because it is in the the Bible is illogical; it is in the Bible because it is true."

- Haddon W. Robinson

 Source: Robinson, Haddon W. Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages. Baker. Grand Rapids, MI. 2001. 82.

Rest on God

"I know all created power should sink under me if I should lean down upon it, and therefore it is better to rest on God than sink or fall; and we weak souls must have a bottom and being-place, for we cannot stand out alone. Let us then be wise in our choice and choose and wail our own blessedness, which is to trust in the Lord."

- Samuel Rutherford

 Source: Rutherford, Samuel. The Loveliness of Christ. Edinburgh: The Banner of Truth Trust, 2007. Pg 6.

Depend upon God

"When we depend upon organizations, we get what organizations can do; when we depend on education, we get what education can do; when we depend upon man, we get what man can do; when we depend upon prayer, we get what God can do."

- A.C. Dixon

Source: Piper, John. Brothers, We Are Not Professionals. B&H Books, 2002. 56. Print.

Query the Text

"Take two hours to ask ten questions of Galations 2:20, and you will gain one hundred times the insight you would have attained by quickly reading thirty pages of the New Testament or any other book. Slow down. Query. Ponder. Chew"

- John Piper

Source: Piper, John. Brothers, We Are Not Professionals. B&H Books, 2002. 75. Print.

Church is Crucial

"The church community is where we learn to love God and others; where we are strengthened and transformed by truth from the Word; where we're taught to pray, to worship, and to serve; where we can be most certain that we're investing our time and abilities for eternity; where we can grow in our roles as friends, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers. The church is earth's single best place--God's specially designed place--to start over, to grow and to change for the glory of God. That's why I tell people that when they stop dating the church, they're not just adding another item to a long spiritual to-do list. Instead, they're finally getting started on experiencing all the other blessings that Jesus promised to His followers as the fruits of the truly abundant life."

- Joshua Harris

Source: Harris, Joshua. Stop Dating the Church: Fall in Love with the Family of God. Colorado Springs: Multunomah Books, 2004. 21-22. Print.

Happiness is Your Motive too

"All men seek happiness without exception. They all aim at this goal however different the means they use to attain it.... They will never make the smallest move but with this as its goal. This is the motive of all the actions of all men, even those who contemplate suicide."

- Blaise Pascal

Source: Piper, John. Brothers, We Are Not Professionals. B&H Books, 2002. 48. Print.

Teach the Truth of Scripture!

"Yet when they [pastors and ministers] fail to preach the Scriptures, they abandon their authority. No longer do they confront their hearers with a word from God. That is why most modern preaching evokes little more than a wide yawn. God is not in it."

- Haddon W. Robinson
 Source: Robinson, Haddon W. Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages. Baker. Grand Rapids, MI. 2001. 82.

The Best

"Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the best; God finds it hard to give, because He would give best, and man will not take it."

- George MacDonald

Source: Lewis, C. S. George MacDonald: An Anthology. HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. New York: 1946. Pg 68.

Incompetent Pastors

"A pastor who feels competent in himself to produce eternal fruit - which is the only kind that matters - knows neither God nor himself."

- John Piper

Source: Piper, John. Brothers, We Are Not Professionals. B&H Books, 2002. 54. Print.

Salvation is a Gateway to God

"The Church will come out of her doldrums when we find out that salvation is not a light bulb only, that it is not an insurance policy against hell only, but that it is a gateway into God and that God is all that we would have and can desire."

- A.W. Tozer

Source: Tozer, A.W. The Attributes of God. 1. Camp Hill: Christian Publications Inc, 1997. 3.

Loving the Gift-giver

"The best things in life are gifts from the One who steadfastly loves us. But an important question to ask ourselves is this: Are we in love with God or just His stuff? Imagine how awful it would feel to have your child say to you, 'I don't really love you or want your love, but I would like my allowance please.' Conversely, what a beautiful gift it is to have the one you love look you in the eye and say, 'I love you. Not your beauty, your money, your family, or your car. Just you.' Can you say that to God? Our love for Him always comes out of His love for us. Do you love this God who is everything, or do you just love everything He gives you?"

- Francis Chan

Source: Chan, Francis. Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God. Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2008. Print. 60-61.

The Revolutionary Cross of Christ

The cross of Christ is the most revolutionary thing ever to appear among men. We must do something about the cross, and one of two things we can do - flee from it or die upon it."

- A.W. Tozer

 Source: Tozer, A.W. The Radical Cross: Living the Passion of Christ. WingSpread. Camp Hill, PA. 2009. 3-5.

The Miracles of Jesus

"The miracles of Jesus were the ordinary works of His Father, wrought small and swift that we might take them in."

- George MacDonald

Source: Lewis, C. S. George MacDonald: An Anthology. HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. New York: 1946. Pg 38.

Christian Hedonism

"God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him."

- John Piper

Source: Piper, John. Brothers, We Are Not Professionals. B&H Books, 2002. 45. Print.