21 John Eldredge Quotes for You to Enjoy

John Eldredge

American Author

Born: Jun 6, 1960

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Most of us live in a fog. It's like life is a movie we arrived to 20 minutes late. You know something important seems to be going on. But we can't figure out the story. We don't know what part we're supposed to play or what the plot is. John Eldredge

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Men want a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue. That is what is written in their hearts. That is what little boys play at. That is what men's movies are about. You just see it. It is undeniable. John Eldredge

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It takes great courage to be vulnerable. It takes enormous strength to be a real woman. John Eldredge

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The scripture is filled with examples of genuine masculinity; you could mine David's story for probably a year by itself. And we have to get the masculinity of Jesus back. Not the pale-faced altar boy, but the man that made a weapon and cleared the temple, who boldly cast out demons and calmed the raging sea. John Eldredge

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There are a lot of good men out there who just need a little direction and leadership in order for them to offer what they have to young men and boys. John Eldredge

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Most Christians are still living with an Old Testament view of their heart. Jeremiah 17:9 says, 'My heart is deceitfully wicked.' No, it's not. Not after the work of Christ, because the promise of the new covenant is a new heart. John Eldredge

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You know the phrase 'Jesus laughed' isn't ever used in the Gospels. So, most people walk away with the idea that Jesus is a pretty serious guy, pretty sour faced most of the time, pretty upset at what's going on around Him. John Eldredge

The guy who sits in front of the television is unengaged. That man is a bad man. John Eldredge

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Christianity has basically communicated to men that the reason God put you on this Earth is to be a good boy. Mind your manners, be a nice guy. That's soul killing! John Eldredge

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To be in theater you have to be a kind of psychologist, for you're always trying to understand character and motives. John Eldredge

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We don't live in the Garden. We live far from Eden. Every life is full of heartaches. Every life, frankly, is unspeakably sad. John Eldredge

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I started working at Focus on the Family doing debates and media and cultural studies. John Eldredge

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We're told that you can have a relationship with Jesus, but most Christians don't experience Jesus personally like that. They just don't. We honor Him. We respect Him. We worship Him. We don't experience Him and His personality like we do the people we love the most in our lives. John Eldredge

It takes enormous strength to be a real woman. John Eldredge

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A woman wants to be romanced. She wants to be an essential part of a great adventure; she wants a beauty to unveil. That is what little girls play at, and those are the movies women love and the stories that they love. John Eldredge

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Whatever their age, most men have never received true fathering. John Eldredge

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