Jeremy R. Treat > Quotes

“We may claim Jesus as king but then draw clear lines around his jurisdiction. “I give my life—at least the spiritual parts—to Jesus.” “Jesus is king, but only of my Sunday mornings and when I pray or read my Bible.” We claim Christ as king, but we treat him like an accessory. Here’s the truth: when we don’t give everything over to Jesus, we’re still the one who is in control. We act as our own king and then try to use Jesus to accomplish our goals.”
― Jeremy R. Treat, Seek First: How the Kindgom of God Changes Everything

“From the bruised heel of Genesis (3:15) to the reigning lamb of Revelation (22:1), the Bible is a redemptive story of a crucified Messiah who will accomplish a royal victory through atoning suffering.”
― Jeremy R. Treat, The Crucified King: Atonement and Kingdom in Biblical and Systematic Theology

“The Bible is not the story of God finding good people and rewarding them; it’s the story of God pursuing wicked people and saving them.”
― Jeremy R. Treat, Seek First: How the Kindgom of God Changes Everything

“The glory of the cross is most explicit in the gospel of John when Jesus, speaking of his death, says, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified” (John 12:23). He continues, revealing that the glorification is also exaltation: “And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself” (12:32). Although such language initially sounds more fitting for the ascension or session, in the next verse Jesus makes it clear that he is referring to being “lifted up” in his death.”
― Jeremy R. Treat, The Crucified King: Atonement and Kingdom in Biblical and Systematic Theology

“Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at something that doesn’t really matter.1”
― Jeremy R. Treat, Seek First: How the Kindgom of God Changes Everything