Quotes from Neil T. Anderson

The life begins to drain when our confidence and dependence upon God shifts to confidence and dependence upon programs

There still can be help and hope after a point of crisis, and we must never forget that. The church is supposed to be a redeeming community, in which every member is on one rung of the recovery ladder, reaching down to the person on the rung below and helping them rise above their circumstances and addictions. This cannot happen unless there is honesty-about ourselves and with each other.

For as he thinks within himself, so he is (Proverbs 23:7). T

God, however, has not called us to produce fruit, only to bear it as we abide in Christ.

Someone once asked me, How are Christians supposed to act? Christianity is not an act; it is a real thing. We cannot be right with God and not be real.

We shouldn't avoid sin because we fear eternal damnation. We should do so because we no longer want to live in bondage….

Is who you are determined by what you do, or is what you do determined by who you are?

The only thing big about a demon is its mouth. Demons

Unlike concerned parents who may be tempted to isolate their children from the harsh realities of this world, Jesus does not ask that we be removed.

The father of lies can block your effectiveness as a Christian if he can deceive you into believing that you are nothing but a product of your past—subject to sin, prone to failure, and controlled by your habits.

Many Christians in the Western church attempt to live as though the devil does not exist, having

Yet the Church does not exist for the infirmary; the infirmary exists for the Church. The

It is not what we do that determines who we are. It is who we are that determines what we do.

Remember: What you do doesn't determine who you are; who you are determines what you do.

Your greatest fulfillment in life will come when you discover your unique gifts and abilities and use them to edify others and glorify the LORD." (pg. 146)

The most important belief we possess is a true knowledge of who God is. The second most important belief is who we are as children of God, because we cannot consistently behave in a way that is inconsistent with how we perceive ourselves.

We don't serve God to gain His acceptance; we are accepted, so we serve God. We don't follow Him to be loved; we are loved, so we follow Him. It is not what we do that determines who we are; it is who we are that determines what we do.

Being filled and led by the Spirit may take you places you never planned; but the will of God will never lead you where the grace of God cannot keep you.

GOD'S LOVE FOR YOU IS THE GREAT ETERNAL CONSTANT IN THE MIDST OF ALL THE INCONSISTENCIES OF YOUR DAILY WALK.

It takes time to establish trust in something or someone because it requires consistent and continuous behavior demonstrated over time. That is why our relationships are so fragile. It may take months or years to establish a high level of trust, but one act of unfaithfulness can destroy it. We can choose to forgive those who betray us, but it would take a long time to regain the trust that was lost.

We have a sanctuary in Christ, and He has equipped us with the armor of God. We

The fruit of the Spirit is not spouse control or staff control or environmental control; it is self-control (see Gal. 5:23).

sin-confess-sin-confess-sin-confess-and-sin-again cycle does not deal with all of reality. It

Because wholeness and meaning in life are not the products of what you have or don't have, what you've done or haven't done. You are already a whole person and possess a life of infinite meaning and purpose because of who you are—a child of God.