D.I. Telbat > Quotes

“There is no redemption without sacrifice.”
― D.I. Telbat

“The truth you believe is the life you will lead,”
― D.I. Telbat, Steadfast 5: America's Last Days

“He was. And He is now. Evil doesn't come from God, but from sinful men and the fallen world. God could stop all the evil, that's true. He wants us to choose Him because we realize our need of Him. If anything, the trials of this life should drive us to Him, not away from Him. And that's where faith comes in. And then we shake our heads at ourselves.”
― D.I. Telbat, Steadfast 6: America's Last Days

“God is my refuge and my shield. My people have walked through fire, slain giants, tamed lions, and conquered nations. That's the God I serve!”
― D.I. Telbat, Steadfast 6: America's Last Days

“When we are most desperate, we can be the most devoted.”
― D.I. Telbat, SHADOW SLAVE: A Trafficking Rescue Novel

“I'm a saint because God has pulled me aside for Himself. When I gave up who I was, He gave me the purity of Jesus. He died for me so I could choose to live forever for Him. Jesus died for you, too, Cole. It's time to believe that. That's faith—that He can do that heavy lifting about your past and make you new.”
― D.I. Telbat, HIDDEN HUMANITY: A Trafficking Rescue Novel

“They called themselves a Latin term that translates as the Kindred of Nails. They were kindred of Christ's suffering for them, and they weren't ashamed to suffer for Him. Ironically, in English, we would call them the KONs.”
― D.I. Telbat, Distant Harm

“What He promises for us are not empty promises. I have known His great love, even though I'm an unworthy, imperfect man. Because He is so good and forgiving, I strive to be the same in His name toward others.”
― D.I. Telbat, Steadfast 5: America's Last Days

“Christ's resurrection proved that redemption was a success for all people—because an infinite Life was given, and an infinite Life was raised up again. Not all will receive that offer, but it is available.”
― D.I. Telbat, Dawn of Oppression

“Liberty is found because of God. God wants us to be set free from the things that destroy our lives. I used to think that God spoiled all the fun I wanted to have. Now I understand He was trying to show me that He cares for me enough to warn me about the consequences of the wicked ways my old nature wanted to live for.”
― D.I. Telbat, Steadfast 2: America's Last Days

“And neither is the God whose love for you is equally balanced with His justice against your sinfulness.”
― D.I. Telbat, Dawn of Oppression

“The origin of the study of science was an exercise to better understand the God who set those laws in motion. Science explains how and what happens, but the Word of God reveals who makes science happen, who holds all things together, and why He created everything. Again, my hope is in the Originator of science, not the processes the Creator put in order. That would be like falling in love with the picture of my wife instead of my wife in person.”
― D.I. Telbat, DAWN of TRIBULATION: America's Last Days

“God regularly uses the foolish things of the world to put the self-professing wise in their place. If I’m foolish, then you may consider yourself so placed.”
― D.I. Telbat, EVE of DESPAIR: America's Last Days

“There's a lesson in death for the living. God allows some to die, I believe, just to get others to recognize that we all go sometime—and we'd better get our hearts straight because it's too late after we die. I can't make the decision for you, but I know this much: even through this tragic time, the Spirit of God gives me peace that is beyond human understanding." "It's true," Kandal”
― D.I. Telbat, Called to Gobi

“We're inspired to come to a place of repentance and change. He restores us as sons or daughters.”
― D.I. Telbat, Dawn of Affliction

“One soul at a time, we’re making a difference. We don’t despair when it seems that God allows evil to triumph.”
― D.I. Telbat, SHADOW SLAVE: A Trafficking Rescue Novel

“You can either cling to the sin that leads to death, or cling to the promise of the Savior who defeated death by His resurrection. Sure, you've heard the story, but I assure you that it's factual history. He's alive today. I know it because He's alive inside me. That's why I believe my offer to you today will reveal a whole new life to you, even if you must face the authorities for what you've done.”
― D.I. Telbat, HIDDEN HUMANITY: A Trafficking Rescue Novel

“The Person of Christ within him motivated him to choose a path that placed himself humbly before others, to serve. Choosing his own path—one of self-serving or even vengeance—had already proven most unfulfilling.”
― D.I. Telbat, Steadfast 5: America's Last Days

“God was allowing this, Steve repeated to himself. And if his good, loving, and holy God were allowing this to happen to him, then he could anticipate a good result, even if the circumstances at the present were uncomfortable.”
― D.I. Telbat, DISTANT FRONT: A Christian Action Suspense

“enemy all the time. And I had responded, "We're not Christians by name, but by obedience.”
― D.I. Telbat, Arabian Variable

“Isteslemna. I surrender.”
― D.I. Telbat, HIDDEN HUMANITY: A Trafficking Rescue Novel

“He was astonished at how impossible living obediently was for anyone. But then he realized, that was the point of Jesus' whole ministry. Without Christ moving in and through His people, the courage to live obediently, even the motivation to love, was impossible.”
― D.I. Telbat, Distant Contact

“The benefits we enjoy emotionally come directly from the stability of the things we believe in. What or who we rely on determines how we regard everything in life.”
― D.I. Telbat, EVE of CHAOS: America's Last Days

“Hindus pray ritually," Song had counselled two days earlier. "Buddhists meditate with practiced devotion. Muslims humble themselves to five mandatory prayers a day—minimum. And what about the Christian? A moment before a meal and a thought before rising in the morning?" "We serve the true God." Titus had said, nodding thoughtfully. "Yet we're neglecting Him and taking Him for granted.”
― D.I. Telbat, DISTANT FRONT: A Christian Action Suspense

“Ah, good question! That's all in the relationship the king has with the people. A good king gives his life for the people, and the people are so drawn to the king's love that he has to help them where they can't help themselves. They naturally obey what is right and good, because they see that the king loves them. They love the king in return. No control is necessary. The people are compelled by love to obey and do all the king would want, and he doesn't even need to make them do it. He simply loves, protects, and instructs them.”
― D.I. Telbat, Dawn of Oppression

“Is God any less loving?" Nathan suddenly asked. Lifting her head, Chen Li thought about her husband's rhetorical question. But as she gazed at his drawn, bold face, she realized it wasn't a rhetorical question. He was feeling what they were all feeling. And they all needed to be reminded of the truth when something other than truth was beginning to press in upon them. "No, He's still loving," Chen Li said, a smile emerging through her tears. "Is He less powerful in light of this?" Nathan challenged them. "Chloe?" Chloe wiped her her nose. "No, our God is still in control." Chloe squeezed Chen Li's arm. "He's still sovereign.”
― D.I. Telbat, Dawn of Oppression

“I’m saying is that just because you can lead in the world doesn’t mean you should—not when you can serve in the kingdom of God. Serving in the kingdom is greater than ruling in the world.”
― D.I. Telbat, EVE of CHAOS: America's Last Days

“I've learned that it's not the hard times that define us, but how we grow closer to God through the hard times that shows who we really are.”
― D.I. Telbat, America's Last Days

“He's not to blame for this crazy world, Molly. He's the One who is offering the only alternative to escape its tragic end. We were created to commune with Him, to live in harmony with Him. Believing in the truth about Jesus Christ is just the beginning of that adventure.”
― D.I. Telbat, Steadfast 6: America's Last Days

“Living for God doesn't mean you don't have problems. God gives us freedom—not from the consequences of bad choices, but freedom from destroying ourselves like we used to do, to become who God made us to be. Make sense?”
― D.I. Telbat, TEARS in the WIND: Where Christians Dare