Kevin DeYoung — American Theologian born on December 29, 1977,
Kevin DeYoung is an American Christian Reformed Evangelical theologian and author. The church DeYoung pastors, University Reformed Church, recently shifted to the Presbyterian Church in America after previously being a member of the Reformed Church in America. DeYoung is a member of The Gospel Coalition... (wikipedia)
I try to keep in my mind the simple question: Am I trying to do good or make myself look good? Too many of our responsibilities get added to our plate when we are trying to please people, impress people, prove ourselves, acquire power, increase our prestige. All those motivations are about looking good more than doing good.
As a pastor, I addressed the sorts of issues I see people struggling with most and the issues talked about most directly and most frequently in the New Testament. That leads us to recurring concerns with sexual immorality, relational sins, and vices associated with the breaking of the Ten Commandments.
As a pastor in a Protestant church, my whole ministry centers on the conviction that by grace we are saved through faith. And it's not our faith that delivers us, as if believing something, anything at all were pleasing to God. It's the object of our faith - Christ's life, death, and resurrection - that saves us.
