Quotes from Neil T. Anderson

We are not sinners in the hands of an angry God; we are saints who sin in the hands of a loving God.

Forgiveness is the fragrance that is left on the heel that crushed the violet.

For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another" (Gal. 5:17). They are in opposition because the Holy Spirit, like Jesus, will not operate independently of our heavenly Father, but the flesh does. The flesh may be defined as existence apart from God—a life dominated by sin or a drive opposed to God. The flesh is self-reliant rather than God-dependent; it is self-centered rather than Christ-centered.

Proverbs 23:7 says, "As he thinks within himself, so he is.

discipulado en consejería es un intento de ir al encuentro de la persona allí donde está y ayudarla a resolver sus conflictos personales y espirituales de manera que pueda quedar establecida en la vida y la libertad que tiene en Cristo.

Our new life in Christ is the basis for our true identity.

We have to be firmly rooted in Him before we can be built up in Him

In the United States, there are 1,600 forced resignations of pastors every month. Many

If the root issues are not faced and resolved, growth will be stymied.

churches must come to terms with their past and genuinely repent, or there will be no future.

Legalism is alive and well in many of our churches.

The church Body cannot rise above its leadership. Additionally

The devil is persistent, but we must never let him set the agenda. We don't negotiate with the enemy, nor do we let him distract us from our calling in life. In the face of opposition, our answer is always the same: I am a child of God, saved by the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, and I choose to live my life by faith according to what God says is true in the power of the Holy Spirit.

While being reviled, [Jesus] did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously (1 Peter 2:23).

Individual freedom must be established before corporate freedom can be realized, but

The problem is not primarily external and resolved by learning to behave better. The problem is internal

administration lead to interpersonal problems and spiritual bondage.

Jesus is the Truth, and He is the One who sets the captive free. Power for the believer comes in knowing and choosing the truth. We are to pursue truth because we already have all the power we need in Christ (see Ephesians 1:18-19). Furthermore, people in bondage are not liberated by what I do as a pastor, but by what they choose to believe, confess, renounce, and forgive.

Every organized church has personal, spiritual and leadership problems.

God does not promise to make a bad thing good, nor has He assured us that He will keep us from bad things. He has promised us that in all things-even those that are terrible-good can come out of it for all those who love Him.

the Western church has often stressed its personal relationship with God at the expense of its corporate relationship to Him. This

The issues we address do not pit the Wesleyan against the Calvinist or the evangelical against the charismatic. This is not to say that these are not important issues, because they are and will remain so until the Lord comes back. But they are not issues that we are going to allow Satan to use as a point of division.

The Church is more than an organization; it is a living organism in which every member has a part.

The problem is you don't know what your problem is. You think your problem is your main problem, but that's not the problem at all. The problem is you don't know what your problem is and that's your main problem.