Inspirational Quotes by Erwin Lutzer

“To possess eternal life you simply need faith in Christ; to truly inherit it, you need faith and obedience.4 If we keep in mind that to “inherit eternal life,” or to “inherit” the kingdom, is an extra reward for faithful service, we will read many passages of Scripture differently.”

“Our first word to the homosexual community is that we ourselves need to repent.”

“The educational system became more focused on setting affective, not cognitive goals (outcomes): “The more enthusiastic they get, the easier are the exams and the sooner they will get a position, a job … The new generation has never had much use for education and reading. Now nothing is demanded of them; on the contrary, knowledge is publicly condemned,”10”

“God does not save us by circumventing our will. He works through our will, giving us the ability to choose to believe in Christ and also to do what is right.”

“The victory over sin that you seek will come from your relationship with God.”

“Me han contado que en el estado de Indiana hay un cementerio, en el cual existe una antigua tumba con el siguiente epitafio: Detente un momento, extraño que pasas por aquí. Tal como tú estás ahora, así también yo estuve. Tal como yo estoy ahora, así también estarás. Prepárate entonces para la muerte y sígueme. Un desconocido que pasaba por allí, leyó aquellas palabras y escribió debajo esta respuesta: Con”

“Be controlled by the Spirit, rather than drugs or alcohol or any other stubborn habit. The Spirit’s control will replace sin’s control.”

“Las mejores inversiones son aquellas que son seguras y permanentes; si somos sabios, invertiremos nuestro tiempo preparándonos para aquello que es infinito. ¿Qué es la vida, sino una preparación para la eternidad?”

“When we say no to temptation, we are saying yes to something far better.”

“Grace, freely given, does not provide us license to sin. Rather, it should motivate us to give ourselves without reservation to the One who loves us so freely, so deeply. Whenever you sin, God wants you to come back into fellowship immediately. Learn your lessons, but within His forgiveness, not outside of it.”

“No matter how many pleasures Satan offers you, his ultimate intention is to ruin you. Your destruction is his highest priority.”

“His will is not merely that you be free from sin; He wants to conform you to the image of His Son.”

“God wants us to develop a passion for Him that is greater than our passion to sin!”

“Only eternal values can give meaning to temporal ones. Time must be the servant of eternity.”

“search for answers, blaming the economy, drugs, and guns.”

“Although there are many differences between America and post–World War I Germany, history has some economic lessons to teach us. Remember that after World War I, Germany was saddled with huge debts the nation chose to pay through the printing of money, and more money. Not everyone was hurt as a result of this strategy; businesses with huge debts paid them off with essentially worthless pieces of paper. The result, of course, was rapid inflation until the mark became worthless, and many people’s savings were wiped out. The resulting economic collapse paved the way for a strong leader who promised to end the madness, and thus Hitler rose to power.”

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority will always vote for candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that democracy always collapses over bad fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. We can be glad when the government helps the truly needy. But when elections are won or lost depending on which candidate promises the greatest “largesse,” then we know that democracy is failing us.”

“As the late Charles Colson put it, “Our place is on our knees, in the streets helping people in need, winning our neighbors and colleagues to a Christian worldview by speaking the truth in love. We will win the cultural war one house, one block at a time, as God’s people are trained and equipped by the church and then go out and live their faith in the world.” Never before in American history has it been so important to become an active part of a network of other believers for worship, encouragement, instruction, and prayer. Bible studies, prayer groups, and discipleship training of believers to be change-agents in their world. The day of the casual Christian is over. No longer is it possible to drift along, hoping that no tough choices will have to be made. At this point in American history, any moral and spiritual progress will have to be won at great cost. The darker the night, the more important every candle becomes.”

“No nation has turned away from so much light in order to choose darkness. No nation has squandered as many opportunities as we have. We can only call on God for mercy, and if it pleases Him He will come to our aid. We certainly cannot expect a revival simply because we do not want to face the harassment that well might come to us all. But if we humble ourselves, weeping for this nation, God may yet intervene and restore decency to this crazed world. Most of all, we should pray that millions would be converted and belong to God forever. People change their minds only when God changes their hearts.”

“Even as I write these words, our ticking national debt clock tells us that we are increasing our debt by 3 billion dollars a day. We hear repeatedly that the 16 trillion dollars we owe nationally is “unsustainable”; that is to say, we cannot continue along this path of spending without drastic and long-term consequences. Our politicians have not yet learned that we cannot borrow our way into prosperity and survive.”