241 Quotes by Kevin DeYoung

The one indispensable requirement for producing godly, mature Christians is godly, mature Christians.

Opportunities have often felt like obligations to me.

The whole of the Christian life, from election to justification to sanctification to final glorification, is made possible by and is an expression of our union with Christ.”― Kevin DeYoung, The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness

The people on this planet who end up doing nothing are those who never realize they can't do everything.

One reason we never tame the busy this beast is that we are unwilling to kill anything.

I think most Christians hear these urgent calls to do more (or feel them internally already) and learn to live with a low-level guilt that comes from not doing enough. We know we can always pray more and give more and evangelize more, so we get used to living in a state of mild disappointment with ourselves.

Battling busyness is a community response.

Most moms and dads think they are either the best or the worst parents in the world. Both are wrong.

I think the church is often a culprit in the busyness, especially in the evangelical church. Again, it's part of being Americans. Part of being evangelicals too is that we're highly activist. We are always diving in, willing to solve problems, and again there's a lot good there. But we also need the theological balance that the Kingdom is not ours to bring or ours to create.