Erwin W. Lutzer > Quotes

“Satan exploits pain by making it the central focus of the man’s (or woman’s) thoughts and attitudes.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, When You've Been Wronged: Moving From Bitterness to Forgiveness

“The work that God does in us when we wait is usually more important than the thing for which we wait!”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, When You've Been Wronged: Moving From Bitterness to Forgiveness

“There’s no such thing as a bitter person who keeps the bitterness to himself.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, When You've Been Wronged: Moving From Bitterness to Forgiveness

“Better to love God and die unknown than to love the world and bea hero; better to be content with poverty than to die a slave towealth; better to have taken some risks and lost than to havedone nothing and succeeded at it.”
― Erwin Lutzer

“Thanksgiving for God’s faithfulness in our pain is the indisputable proof that we believe God is a part of our pain.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, When You've Been Wronged: Moving From Bitterness to Forgiveness

“If there is one single reason why good people turn evil, it is because they fail to recognize God’s ownership over their kingdom, their vocation, their resources, their abilities, and above all their lives.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, When You've Been Wronged: Moving From Bitterness to Forgiveness

“Keep in mind that when sin is viewed superficially, it is dealt with superficially.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, When You've Been Wronged: Moving From Bitterness to Forgiveness

“God in His sovereign goodness often uses the painful and at times debilitating injury of a spear thrower to make us readier for His service. ... One thing you discover about spear throwers is that though it’s not necessary for them to be good, it’s essential for them to appear good.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, When You've Been Wronged: Moving From Bitterness to Forgiveness

“Prayer, desperate prayer, seems so simple, but it’s a step rarely taken by those in family conflict.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, When You've Been Wronged: Moving From Bitterness to Forgiveness

“We have to emphasize to the gay community that opposition to same-sex marriages is not about hate, but about debate. Opposition to what some of us see as a devastating move that will further weaken the family and harm children--such opposition is not hateful. Morality is not bigotry.

In their book The Homosexual Agenda, authors Alan Sears and Craig Osten give this illustration, which I've summarized: Imagine that you are standing at the bottom of a cliff and you are watching as someone on the ledge above you is walking backwards, and in a few steps he will surely fall over the precipice. You shout, warning him to stop, and before you know it, a crowd gathers around you, snapping your picture and accusing you of "hate speech." You are being warned to keep your prejudices to yourself. After all, who are you to tell someone where they can and can't walk? Who are you to say that someone can't walk backwards? You are dumbfounded, but there you are, the object of everyone's wrath.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, The Truth About Same Sex Marriage: 6 Things You Need to Know About What's Really at Stake

“Every time we love, we increase our capacity to be hurt.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, Jesus, Lover of a Woman's Soul

“History has to repeat itself,” said Woody Allen, “because nobody was listening the first time around.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, Hitler's Cross Sampler: How the Cross Was Used to Promote the Nazi Agenda

“to speak of unity and to minimize doctrinal differences is to sacrifice truth on the altar of wishful thinking.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, The Doctrines That Divide: A Fresh Look at the Historic Doctrines That Separate Christians

“As children bring their broken toys, With tears for us to mend, I brought my broken dreams to God Because He was my friend. But then instead of leaving Him In peace to work alone, I hung around and tried to help With ways that were my own. At last I snatched them back and cried, “How can you be so slow?” “My child,” He said, “What could I do? You never did let go.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, Putting Your Past Behind You: Finding Hope for Life's Deepest Hurts

“God created us with emotions so that we might be able to enjoy Him and His creation. Often we have been tempted to consider our feelings as a bother, a hindrance to living a life of faith. Although it is true that as fallen creatures our emotions often lead us astray, we must remember that God gave us emotions so that we might live a well-balanced and wholesome life. After all, God Himself is an emotional Being who expresses, anger, pleasure, and compassion.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, Managing Your Emotions

“Salvation is free, but as the seven churches in Revelation discovered, there is a cost to living authentic lives of holiness in a godless culture.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer

“For black Americans…the more the federal government provides so-called “free” services and hand-outs paid for by taxpayers, the more blacks are incentivized to be dependent on the government. With this system, fewer blacks are likely to get an education, work hard for their families, and become entrepreneurs, professionals, and business leaders. With this system, fewer blacks will stand with pride and dignity. Again, look at our inner cities. Do you like what you see?26”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, We Will Not Be Silenced: Responding Courageously to Our Culture's Assault on Christianity

“Satan’s most successful weapon is fear.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, Getting to No: How to Break a Stubborn Habit

“Unity, unless it is based on agreement regarding the content of the gospel, would not be worth the price.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, The Doctrines That Divide: A Fresh Look at the Historic Doctrines That Separate Christians

“Our sin is never a private matter. We cannot say, “It only hurts me.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, Getting to No: How to Break a Stubborn Habit

“Each temptation leaves us better or worse; neutrality is impossible.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer

“In a sense, to speak of heaven as our home is not a figure of speech; heaven is our home.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, One Minute After You Die

“Someone has said that people live their lives “crucified between two thieves—the regrets of yesterday and the anxieties of tomorrow.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, Life-Changing Bible Verses You Should Know

“The unbelief and failure of man can never thwart the intended plan of God.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, The Doctrines That Divide: A Fresh Look at the Historic Doctrines That Separate Christians

“Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4).”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, Getting to No: How to Break a Stubborn Habit

“James wrote, “Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am being tempted by God’; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, Getting to No: How to Break a Stubborn Habit

“Sinful habits are usually indicative of unresolved conflicts.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, Getting to No: How to Break a Stubborn Habit

“Why does God command sinners to do what they cannot? "But God commands something which we cannot do, in order that we may know what we ought to ask of him." 4”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, The Doctrines That Divide: A Fresh Look at the Historic Doctrines That Separate Christians

“The mind is a target for satanic attack.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, Getting to No: How to Break a Stubborn Habit

“If we think we can fight against this deceived culture by winning the war of ideas, we are mistaken. The best ideas do not win very often in a culture obsessed with empty utopian promises.”
― Erwin W. Lutzer, We Will Not Be Silenced: Responding Courageously to Our Culture's Assault on Christianity