D.R. Silva Quotes

I will never compromise Truth for the sake of getting along with people who can only get along when we agree.

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I used to be afraid of the dark until I learned that I am light and the dark is afraid of me.

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The worst tragedy of sin isn't that it produced bad behavior, but that it produced the idea that bad behavior is strong enough to deflect love.

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We get called dishonoring for pointing out the garbage in the church, yet nobody ever seems to think it's dishonoring that somebody put the garbage there in the first place.

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Repentance is a result of God's kindness, not a prerequisite to it.

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If people think honoring pastors means doing everything they say, why don't they honor Jesus the same way?

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Law does, "because God said so!"; Grace does because it understands the reason God said so.

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People who say we are just preaching "extreme grace" must not understand how extremely gracious our Father is.

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I only run from darkness when I'm not confident in my ability to shine.

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How can a God who said, “Love your enemies” spend so much time killing His own?

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Only Jesus is perfect!" isn't in the Bible.

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If sickness brought glory God, Jesus would have spread disease, not healed it.

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If Jesus didn't do it, don't say the Father does. If Jesus did do it, don't say the Father doesn't.

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I can never endorse sin any more than when I tell people it's their nature to do it.

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You don’t need a Master’s in Theology to love people.

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Here is a very simple and trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: If it's not about Christ, it's not Christianity.

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Christians are famous for telling people to be "child-like" and yet one of the greatest qualities of a child (the never ending list of questions) is often discouraged.

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A piece of paper doesn't make you a pastor any more than making predictions makes you a prophet.

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The "more" of Christianity is a myth; a deceitful illusion designed to keep you busy and running in circles, always seeking but never finding, always learning but never coming to the knowledge of the Truth - a carrot on a stick, if you will.

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Ask the question, receive the answer; don't ask the question, don't receive the answer.

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Make no mistake, sin has been dealt with once for all, and we are as close to Him as we will ever be.

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Forgiveness of sins is great, but I'd rather have the ability to quit doing the things I keep needing forgiveness for.

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Telling people they don't have a sin nature doesn't promote sin anymore than telling a slave they are free promotes slavery.

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