Erwin W. Lutzer Quotes - Page 2

Spiritual maturity is marked by being comfortable with the unpredictability of God.

The most important part of us is the part that no one ever sees.

Satan exploits pain by making it the central focus of the man’s (or woman’s) thoughts and attitudes.

Faith is only as good as the object in which it is placed.

Christianity spread rapidly during the first century because all Christians saw themselves as responsible for disseminating the gospel.

Often the doorway to success is entered through the hallway of failure.

A Christian life based on feeling is headed for a gigantic collapse.

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.

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.

Only those who see themselves as utterly destitute can fully appreciate the grace of God.

Thanksgiving for God’s faithfulness in our pain is the indisputable proof that we believe God is a part of our pain.

Our response to temptation is an accurate barometer of our love for God.

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.

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.

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.

Each temptation leaves us better or worse; neutrality is impossible.

There’s no such thing as a bitter person who keeps the bitterness to himself.

Temptation is God's magnifying glass; it shows us how much work he has left to do in our lives.

Those who have failed miserably are often the first to see God's formula for success.

Are we as willing to go into debt for the work of God as we are for a vacation to Hawaii?

Christianity demands a level of caring that transcends human inclinations.

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.

Those who give much without sacrifice are reckoned as having given little.

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.

We cannot say no to temptation without saying yes to something far better.