Quotes from Steven J. Lawson

Jesus was guilty of nothing. Yet on the cross, the Father treated Him as if He had committed personally every sin ever committed by every individual who would ever believe. Though He was blameless, He faced the full fury of God's wrath, enduring the penalty of sin on behalf of those He came to save. In this way, the sinless Son of God became the perfect substitute for the sinful sons of men.

You are not here by accident. You are where you are by divine appointment, for the purposes of sharing the gospel

No man will preach the gospel aright who does not wholly believe it."5

The flesh is always self-reliant, while the Spirit creates Christ-reliance. The flesh always trusts in its performance; the Spirit gives confidence in Christ's performance.

Therefore let us not suppose that men can put themselves forward on their own initiative, for no man can know how to speak one word to the glory of Jesus Christ, except it is given him, and that the Holy Ghost govern his tongue.

The fact remains, no church can rise any higher than its pulpit.

Adamantly, Paul said, "You know I did not come tickling your ears like other speakers do. I did not try to exploit you." The apostle obviously did not buy into the tired mantra that so many chant today—while the message stays the same, the method is free to change.

To be sure, Jesus will not follow you––you are called to follow Him.

The Holy Scriptures, by bearing witness to the incarnation, death, and resurrection of the Son of God, create in man by the Holy Ghost a faith which justifies him.1 —J.H. Merle d

Boice reasons, "If Jesus died for all the sins of all men, unbelief included, then all are saved, which the Bible denies. If He died for all the sins of all men, unbelief excluded, then He did not die for all the sins of anybody and all must be condemned. There is no other position, save that He died for the sin of His elect people only."19

Because a sermon is simply an overflow of a preacher's life, the man of God must prepare his heart well. A sermon rises no higher than a preacher's soul before God.