The Gospel Quotes

“Here then are the choices we all face moment by moment: Will we aim to be impressive? Will we expect to be in complete control? Will we ensure that we always come out on top as winners? Or will we be happy for the power of Christ to rest upon us in our endless weakness? 'No man can give at once the impressions that he himself is clever and that Jesus Christ is mighty to save.' Neither can any church.”
― Ray Ortlund, The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ

“In his powerful essay 2 Contents, 2 Realities, Francis Schaeffer proposes four things that should mark a gospel-created church: sound doctrine, honest answers to honest questions, true spirituality, and the beauty of human relationships.”
― Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ

“In response to the good news of all that Jesus has done, I hurl myself at him as my only hope.”
― Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ

“The need of our times is nothing less than the re-Christianization of our churches, according to the gospel alone, in both doctrine and culture, by Christ himself”
― Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ

“Churches don’t make the gospel true. It is true even when the household of God behaves badly. But people can see that it is true, and doubters are converted when “the sweetness of the Lord” is upon us (Ps. 90:17, JB).”
― Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ

“When the doctrine is clear and the culture is beautiful, that church will be powerful. But there are no shortcuts to getting there. Without the doctrine, the culture will be weak. Without the culture, the doctrine will seem pointless.”
― Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ

“A church can offer living and palpable proof that the gospel makes a real difference for real people living in the real world.”
― Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ

“But no one is static. No one is not responding to the gospel. Everyone is moving further along one path or the other.”
― Ray Ortlund, The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ

“Gospel doctrine – gospel culture = hypocrisy Gospel culture – gospel doctrine = fragility Gospel doctrine + gospel culture = power”
― Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ

“Solamente la poderosa presencia del Señor resucitado puede hacer que una iglesia esté centrada en el evangelio.”
― Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., El Evangelio (The Gospel) - 9Marks (Edificando Iglesias Sanas)

“Bienaventurados los que tienen derechos, porque se salen con la suya. Bienaventurados los despreocupados, porque están cómodos. Bienaventurados los prepotentes, porque ganan. Bienaventurados los que tienen su propia justicia, porque no necesitan nada. Bienaventurados los vengativos, porque serán temidos. Bienaventurados los que no son descubiertos, porque tienen buen aspecto. Bienaventurados los discutidores, porque tienen la última palabra. Bienaventurados los ganadores, porque hacen lo que quieren.”
― J.I. Packer, El Evangelio (The Gospel) - 9Marks (Edificando Iglesias Sanas)

“Pablo escribe: «Porque para Dios somos grato olor de Cristo en los que se salvan, y en los que se pierden» (2 Co. 2:15). Las palabras enfáticas son de Cristo. Es el fuerte aroma de Cristo lo que la gente detecta cuando nuestras iglesias están llenas del evangelio. ¡Es increíble que experimenten a Cristo mismo a través de nosotros! Somos tan diferentes a él en tantos aspectos. Y aun así, su perfume pasa a través de nosotros.”
― J.I. Packer, El Evangelio (The Gospel) - 9Marks (Edificando Iglesias Sanas)

“Solamente en una iglesia somos miembros de Cristo, y los unos de los otros, avanzando juntos como un cuerpo bien coordinado (1 Co. 12:12-27). Sufrimos y crecemos estando juntos. Estando juntos alabamos, crecemos y servimos, conforme a la Palabra de Dios. Esto es tu iglesia; la zona cero de un nuevo tipo de comunidad que Cristo está creando en el mundo hoy para mostrar su gloria. Esto es una cultura del evangelio.”
― J.I. Packer, El Evangelio (The Gospel) - 9Marks (Edificando Iglesias Sanas)

“El evangelio no es ley, que requiere que nos ganemos algo. El evangelio es un anuncio de bienvenida, que declara que Jesús lo pagó todo.”
― J.I. Packer, El Evangelio (The Gospel) - 9Marks (Edificando Iglesias Sanas)

“We didn’t ruin God’s plan; we are his plan, his eternal plan to love the undeserving, for the display of his glory alone.”
― Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ

“If the church is what it should be, young people will be there. But they will not just ‘be there’—they will be there with the blowing of horns and the clashing of high-sounding cymbals, and they will come dancing with flowers in their hair.”
― Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ

“God, through the perfect life, atoning death, and bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ, rescues all his people from the wrath of God into peace with God, with a promise of the full restoration of his created order forever—all to the praise of the glory of his grace.”
― Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ

“It is joyous for a church to stand together as one and say: “We don’t know exactly how this is going to play out. But we’re going to trust the Lord and move forward, because all that matters to us is the greater glory of Jesus in our world today.”
― Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ

“Becoming a Christian doesn’t just add something to the old you; it creates a new you. The risen Christ indwells you now, never to leave (Rom. 8:10–11).”
― Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ

“One way to neutralize the impact of a faithful church is to allow a spirit of improper self-doubt. Charles Haddon Spurgeon says: 'Oh, 'tis terribly and solemnly true, that of all sinners, some sanctuary sinners are the worst. Those who can dive deepest into sin, and have the most quiet consciences and hardest hearts, are some who are to be found in God's house.' When such people stir up controversy within a church, some well-meaning person often complicates the difficulty by saying, 'But in every conflict, there is always wrong on both sides.' Really? In many conflicts, yes. But in every conflict? That is not what the Bible says.”
― Ray Ortlund, The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ