Todd A. Wilson > Quotes

“The gospel doesn’t challenge us to give to others what we ourselves don’t have. It challenges us to give to others what we’ve already been given in abundance. The gospel calls us to say with Peter, “What I do have I give to you.” Regardless of our financial situation or the money in our wallet or purse or the change in our pocket, we always have the name of Jesus to give away, generously and freely, to whomever asks, even to those who don’t ask but need Jesus to heal their souls.”
― Todd A. Wilson, Galatians: Gospel-Rooted Living

“Though we call ourselves Christians and would consider it as an affront put upon us, for anyone to doubt whether we were Christians or not; yet there are a great many who bear the name of Christ that yet do not so much as know what real Christianity is. George Whitefield, “Marks of a True Conversion”
― Todd A. Wilson, Real Christian: Bearing the Marks of Authentic Faith

“The gospel is not a quaint story about who Jesus was and what he did; it’s a declaration about who Jesus is even now, an announcement that creates the reality of which it speaks.”
― Todd A. Wilson, Galatians: Gospel-Rooted Living

“Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes. For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated” (vv. 1, 2). Sin speaks to us. Sin flatters us. Sin convinces us that we are something we’re not: less vile, less vain, less self-centered, or more patient, more faithful, more gracious than we really are.”
― Todd A. Wilson, Galatians: Gospel-Rooted Living

“faith” is widely misunderstood as referring to something you do with your head rather than with your whole person. I’ve often heard people say they “believe in Jesus” or “have faith in Jesus,” yet there’s very little evidence in their lives that they’re actually trusting in Jesus, relying upon him, clinging to him. But there’s another problem with the word “faith” in its popular usage. It’s easy to start thinking that faith is a onetime thing. It’s easy to slip into thinking that you come to believe in Christ Jesus for justification, but once you’ve gotten that over and done with, you then move on to something else.”
― Todd A. Wilson, Galatians: Gospel-Rooted Living