John Stott from IVP

Daily wisdom from the books and sermons of the preacher, evangelist and teacher, John Stott (1921-2011).

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"It is more reasonable to commit oneself to (Jesus) than to the finest human being. He will never betray us or let us down." —John Stott, 'Basic Christianity'

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"The astonishing paradox of Christ’s teaching and of Christian experience is that when we lose ourselves in following Christ, we actually find ourselves. True self-denial is true self-discovery."

—John Stott, 'Basic Christianity'

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"To follow Christ is to surrender to him the rights over our own lives. It is to abdicate the throne of our heart and obey him as our King."

—John Stott, 'Basic Christianity'

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"(Jesus) asked his first disciples and he has asked every disciple since, to give him their thoughtful and total commitment. Nothing less than this will do."

—John Stott, 'Basic Christianity'

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"Jesus Christ offers to change not only our standing before God but our very nature."

—John Stott, 'Basic Christianity'

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"Sin is…to put ourselves first, our neighbor next, and God somewhere in the background."

—John Stott, 'Basic Christianity'

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"A lecture will not solve our problem; we need a Savior. The education of the mind is not enough without a change of heart."

—John Stott, 'Basic Christianity'

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"Our chief claim to nobility as human beings is that we were made in the image of God and are therefore capable of knowing him."

—John Stott, 'Basic Christianity'

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"Our highest destiny is to know God, to be in personal relationship with him."

—John Stott, 'Basic Christianity'

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"It is no good approaching God with our lips if our hearts are far from him."

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"Jesus was sinless because he was selfless. Such selflessness is love. And God is love."

—John Stott, 'Basic Christianity'

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"His birth was natural, but his conception was supernatural. His death was natural, but his resurrection was supernatural. His miraculous conception and resurrection do not prove his deity, but they are consistent with it."

—John Stott, 'Basic Christianity'

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"The life of the body symbolizes the life of the soul. Christ could be the life of the believer before death and will be the resurrection of the believer after death."

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"(Miracles) are in fact the acted parables of Jesus. They demonstrate his claims visually. The things he does dramatize the things he says."

—John Stott, 'Basic Christianity'

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"If to believe in him (Jesus) is our first duty, not to believe in him is our chief sin."

—John Stott, 'Basic Christianity'

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"If Jesus was not God in human flesh, then Christianity is thoroughly discredited."

—John Stott, 'Basic Christianity'

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"To preach is to open up the inspired text with such faithfulness and sensitivity that God’s voice is heard and God’s people obey him."
—John Stott, 'The Bible'

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"Nothing is more obnoxious in us who claim to follow Jesus Christ than arrogance, and nothing is more appropriate or attractive than humility."
—John Stott, 'The Bible'

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"Submission to Scripture by Christian disciples is part and parcel of our submission to Jesus as Lord."
—John Stott, 'The Bible'

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"Here, then, are four basic ingredients of Christian discipleship – worship, faith, obedience and hope."
—John Stott, 'The Bible'