Kyle Truman

“no teachers (including Jesus) in the New Testament ever promise material wealth as a reward for obedience.”
― David Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

“It’s as if Jesus is saying to him, “Give what you have to the poor; I’ll give you something better.” In the end, Jesus is not calling this man away from treasure; he’s calling him to treasure. When we understand the passage in this way, we begin to realize that materialism is not just sinful; it’s stupid.”
― David Platt, A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty, Same-Sex Marriage, Racism, Sex Slavery, Immigration, Abortion, Persecution, Orphans and Pornography

“The Christian life is a call to risk. You either live with risk or waste your life.”
― J.D. Greear, Gaining By Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches that Send

“The war against materialism in our hearts is exactly that: a war. It is a constant battle to resist the temptation to have more luxuries, to acquire more stuff, and to live more comfortably. It requires strong and steady resolve to live out the gospel in the middle of an American dream that indentifies success as moving up the ladder, getting the bigger house, purchasing the nicer car, buying the better clothes, eating the finer food, and acquiring more things.”
― David Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream