Quotes by Joshua Harris

Joshua Harris (b. 1974) — Autor und ehemaliger Pastor · Evangelikal (ehemals reformiert-charismatisch) · USA

Joshua Harris (* 1974) ist ein US-amerikanischer Autor und ehemaliger evangelikaler Pastor, der von 2004 bis 2015 die Covenant Life Church in Maryland leitete. Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem durch seinen Bestseller „I Kissed Dating Goodbye“, mit dem er zu einer zentralen Leitfigur der evangelikalen Reinheitskultur wurde. Nach anhaltender Kritik an den psychischen und geistlichen Folgen seiner Lehren distanzierte er sich von seinem Werk und erklärte 2019 die vollständige Abkehr vom christlichen Glauben.

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Recurring topics: Temptation & Struggle, Growth & Character, Grace & Redemption, Humility & Pride, Guilt & Forgiveness, Relationships & Family, Faith & Trust, Church & Congregation

Quotes by Joshua Harris

When you let God be God you can let humans be humans. When we place God in His rightful place in our lives, we don't struggle so much when human relationships let us down.
Joshua Harris

Sometimes I am more aware of my faults than of God's grace.
Joshua Harris

Even when we sin again and again, we can receive forgiveness again and again.
Joshua Harris

Just because something is good doesn't mean we should pursue it right now. We have to remember that the right thing at the wrong time is the wrong thing.
Joshua Harris

If you ever really want to become master over lust, you must believe with all your heart that God is not against lust because he's a spoilsport who begrudges you fun, but because he intends far more for you than you have in mind!
Joshua Harris

Being a sexual creature with sexual desires is part of our human nature, created in God's image.
Joshua Harris

God tells us again and again in the Bible how important it is to meet with other Christians in a church. The Christian life is not a solo event, but a race we run together!
Joshua Harris

You never need to doubt God's forgiveness.
Joshua Harris

Every day of our lives should be a day on which we come to God aware of his grace and cultivate our relationship with him.
Joshua Harris

We worry more about what other people think of us than about what God thinks of us.
Joshua Harris

Often those who feel most secure are in the greatest danger.
Joshua Harris

It is not enough to recognize the truth and agree with it; we must also do what is right.
Joshua Harris

The best thing a single man can do for single women is to be a brother to them.
Joshua Harris

The lion pride doesn't pick out the careless zebra that has strayed too far from the safety of the herd for nothing. Our enemy loves to pounce on people who have cut themselves off from other Christians.
Joshua Harris

Spiritual life is something that always unfolds in community.
Joshua Harris

Repentance means a change of heart and a deliberate decision not to commit that sin again.
Joshua Harris

If you want to experience lasting change and grow in faith, daily time with God is the key.
Joshua Harris

The key out of the prison of defeat is to embrace God's definition of holiness, to tap into him as a source of strength, and to adopt his motives for fighting sin.
Joshua Harris

Lust grows the more food it gets.
Joshua Harris

When we give in to our desires, we are not free, but slaves of sin.
Joshua Harris

Following Jesus means dealing the death blow to sin and then surrendering the leadership to the Holy Spirit, in every area of our lives.
Joshua Harris

In God's design for life, sexuality is inseparably bound to marriage. You cannot have one without the other.
Joshua Harris

What you see today in spiritual fruit is the direct result of what you sowed in the past in the beds of your life.
Joshua Harris

I believe that a daily engagement with God through Bible reading, prayer, and self-critical reflection is absolutely and irreplaceably important for growing spiritually.
Joshua Harris

Guilt can be a real gift from heaven, because it sharpens our awareness that we have done something wrong.
Joshua Harris

If you cannot bow your head and sincerely thank God for a movie, a concert, a TV show, or a book — then that medium is wrong for you.
Joshua Harris

Some Christians sow flesh daily and wonder why they don't harvest holiness.
Joshua Harris

If God's grace does not work in us, we are all pigs.
Joshua Harris

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Sources: patheos.com, actheologian.com, theguardian.com, religionnews.com

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