“Dr. Howard G. Hendricks, known simply as “Prof,” directly or indirectly touched millions of lives in the evangelical community and beyond. For more than sixty years Prof served on the faculty of Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS), where he taught more than ten thousand students. He also ministered in person in more than eighty countries. Through speaking engagements, radio, tapes, films, the sixteen books he authored and coauthored, countless journal and popular-market articles, his service on numerous boards, and his work as a chaplain to the Dallas Cowboys (1976–1984), his reach was and is worldwide.”1
Professor Hendricks was known as a special mentor to thousands of his students and his great passion was to disciple them to become more conformed to the image of Christ. A small sampling of his deep wisdom on spiritual matters follows.2
“The Bible was written not to satisfy your curiosity but to help you conform to Christ’s image. Not to make you a smarter sinner but to make you like the Saviour. Not to fill your head with a collection of biblical facts but to transform your life.”
“You are either in the Word and the Word is conforming you to the image of Jesus Christ, or you are in the world and the world is squeezing you into its mold.”
“Every disciple needs three types of relationships in his life. He needs a ‘Paul’ who can mentor him and challenge him. He needs a ‘Barnabas’ who can come along side and encourage him. And he needs a ‘Timothy,’ someone that he can pour his life into.”
“You are free to make choices. You are not free to escape the consequences.”
“A belief is something you will argue about. A conviction is something you will die for.”
“When God measures a man he puts the tape around the heart, not the head.”
“It is not about where you are but in what direction you’re moving. God is into character, not credentials.”
“If you leave the church service thinking about how good the pastor was, he has missed the mark. If you leave consumed with Christ, the pastor has been used by the Lord.”
“The will of God is found in the Word of God. The more a person grows, the more he begins to think instinctively and habitually from a divine perspective.”
“People tell me they want to make the Bible relevant. Nonsense. The Bible’s already relevant. You’re the one that’s irrelevant!”
“How big is your God? The size of your God determines the size of everything.”
“God is not looking for more stars; He’s looking for more servants.”
“In the spiritual realm, the opposite of ignorance is not knowledge, it’s obedience.”
“You never graduate from the school of discipleship.”
“So it is with scripture. The word of God is there, able to transform your life. But you must probe for it. You have to penetrate the surface with more than just a cursory glance.”
“Biblically speaking, to hear and not to do is not to hear at all.”
“There was no identity crisis in the life of Jesus Christ. He knew who He was. He knew where He had come from, and why he was here. And he knew where He was going. And when you are that liberated, then you can serve.”
“Just think about it: God wanted to communicate with you in the twenty-first century – and he wrote His message in a book.”
“So the real question confronting you now is: How can you afford not to be in God’s Word?”
1 The Life of Howard G. “Prof” Hendricks – DTS Voice
2 All of these quotes are from the website below:
TOP 25 QUOTES BY HOWARD G. HENDRICKS (of 88) | A-Z Quotes (azquotes.com)