Ted Dekker quotes

Like all of my fictions, Sinner is a mirror. Look into it and you will find yourself. What you do with what you see is your choice. (Ted Dekker)
Some would say the Creator is a lamb. Some would say he's a lion. Some would say both. The fact is, he is neither a lamb nor a lion. These are fiction. Metaphors. Yet the Creator is both a lamb and a lion. These are both truths. View quote
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My journey is so similar to everyone else's journey, because we all are human. We all have been defeated by the powers of darkness, and we all find redemption in the light of Christ. View quote
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If readers, young and old, would take even a moment to reflect on our rapidly shifting culture and ideology, I would be happy. Many leaders of the older generation dismiss emerging culture. Those leaders are at risk of becoming a feeble voice-piece without followers. Most of the younger generation is going deaf to the truth. View quote
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What matters is discovering myself under the veneer, under the layers that are wrapped around me. There are two 'yous'; there's 'you', the real you, and then there's the image. View quote
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Evil was predictable, always painfully expected. View quote
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I've already said you can't take anything from me that I wouldn't freely give you. View quote
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There's always risk in life's most rewarding pursuits, isn't there? View quote
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Whenever you write on a subject that questions the status quo, there are bound to be many who wrestle with the issues. View quote
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God is with me. Jesus is near. The Spirit is greater than my fear. View quote
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Wage war on death. Live for love. (Ted Dekker)
Living is about clucking your tongue and enjoying the sound. ~Slater. View quote
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Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. Halleluiah amen, you are dismissed. View quote
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Where is God? Where can I find him?" we ask. We don't realize that's like a fish swimming frantically through the ocean in search OF the ocean. View quote
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The world's bumper sticker reads: Life sucks, and then you die. Perhaps Christian bumper stickers should read: Life sucks, but then you find hope and you can't wait to die. View quote
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The four rules of writing... 1. Write to discover. 2. There is no greater discovery than love. 3. All love comes from the Creator. 4. Write what you will. View quote
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The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness cannot understand it. View quote
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In living we die, in dying we live. View quote
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Turn to the light. Don't fear the shadow it creates. View quote
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The battle over flesh and blood cannot compare to the battle for the heart. View quote
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I think a woman is born with the desire to hear she is beautiful. (Ted Dekker)
The light had simply and utterly destroyed the darkness. View quote
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God is obviouslt God, and Heaven obviously exsists, and every word spoken here on earth turns heads up there. View quote
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The pain was so deep and so raw. There were days I would have died just to forget. The problem was, I couldn't figure out how to get her out of my mind. How do you kill that kind of pain? View quote
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There's a reason we are drawn to the light. A reason why we fear darkness. It's important to be terrified and unnerved about certain things. That way we will choose another path. The path that leads us to truth and love. View quote
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