Quotes by Steven Lawson

Steven Lawson (b. 1951) — Prediger und Autor · reformiert-baptistisch · USA

Steven J. Lawson ist ein US-amerikanischer reformiert-baptistischer Prediger und Autor, der über Jahrzehnte vor allem in Dallas und im calvinistischen Evangelikalismus wirkte. Er wurde insbesondere durch seinen Einsatz für die fortlaufende Schriftauslegung sowie theologiegeschichtliche Bücher über Reformatoren und Kirchenväter bekannt. Seine prägnanten Auslegungen zur Souveränität Gottes werden im evangelikalen Raum weiterhin rezipiert, wenngleich sein öffentlicher Dienst nach dem Bekanntwerden einer außerehelichen Verfehlung im Jahr 2024 abrupt endete.

Era: Today

Recurring topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, The Bible & the Word of God, Grace & Redemption, Witness & Mission, Discipleship, Church & Congregation, Guilt & Forgiveness, Growth & Character

Quotes by Steven Lawson

The stone was rolled away from the tomb, not to let Jesus out, but to let the world in.

Steven Lawson

If the cross is not foolishness to the lost world then we have misrepresented the cross.

Steven Lawson

Do you want to hear God speak audibly? Read the Bible out loud.

Steven Lawson

You can be religious and still be lost. You can have the Bible in your head and not have Christ in your heart.

Steven Lawson

The Holy Spirit’s desire is that we be focused on Jesus Christ, not Himself. That is the Spirit’s chief ministry. He is pointing us to Jesus. Bringing Christ more clearly into focus. When the Holy Spirit becomes an end in Himself, then we have misunderstood His ministry.

Steven Lawson

The heart of the human problem is the problem of the human heart.

Steven Lawson

When a preacher takes the Bible seriously, the whole church begins to take the Word of God seriously.

Steven Lawson

The higher our theology, the higher our doxology will be.

Steven Lawson

If the church is shallow, it is because the word being given is shallow.

Steven Lawson

A life of resolve comes with a price tag. You will be tested by the lure of the world. But you must turn a deaf ear to the crowd and live instead for the approbation of Christ. There will always be a cross before a crown, sacrifice before success, and reproach before a reward. The call of discipleship will cost you popularity, possessions, and position. But God will use your commitment. The grace of God will be multiplied in you if you cultivate a fixed resolution to live for the glory of God.

Steven Lawson

Sin is the antithesis of God’s glory, a contradiction of His holy nature. It is all that falls short of God’s blameless character, amounting to nothing less than cosmic treason against the Creator.

Steven Lawson

[Though Jonathan Edwards] was intellectually brilliant and theologically commanding, his true greatness lay in his indefatigable zeal for the glory of God.

Steven Lawson

Our immoral culture today would make Sodom and Gomorrah blush.

Steven Lawson

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