Jerry Bridges Quotes
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Which of us, then, does not offend frequently with our tongue? The real problem, however, is not our tongues but our hearts.
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Biblical community is first of all the sharing of a common life in Christ.
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The very first temptation in the history of mankind was the temptation to be discontent...that is exactly what discontentment is - a questioning of the goodness of God.
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Practice of true community involves responsibilities and actions that do not come naturally to us.
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God is never at a loss because He cannot find someone to cooperate with Him in carrying out His plan. He so moves in the hearts of people - either Christians or non Christians, it makes no difference - that they willingly, of their own free will carry out His plans.
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I warmly commend it to all Christians who want to grow in their faith.
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Our sins are forgiven and we are accepted as righteous by God because of both the sinless life and sin-bearing death of our Lord Jesus Christ. There is no greater motivation for dealing with sin in our lives than the realization of these two glorious truths of the gospel.
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Evil Rulers Are Never Beyond The Bounds of God's Sovereign Will.
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We all want Grace, but we cannot enjoy Grace when there is an attitude of comparing.
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We could not take one step in the pursuit of holiness if God in His grace had not first delivered us from the dominion of sin and brought us into union with His risen Son. Salvation is by grace and sanctification is by grace.
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Perhaps we should stop talking about being faithful to have a quiet time with God each day, as if we were doing something to earn a reward. It would be better to talk about the privilege of spending time with the God of the universe and the importance for our own sake of being consistent in that practice.
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The great antidote to anxiety is to come to God in prayer. We are to pray about everything. Nothing is too big for Him to handle, and nothing is too small to escape His attention.
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Worship is the specific act of ascribing to God the glory, majesty, honor, and worthiness which are His.
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We obey God's Law, not to be loved but because we are loved in Christ.
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No detail of your life is too insignificant for your heavenly Father's attention.
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Jesus said, "Any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple" (Luke 14:33). We must honestly face the question, "Am I willing to give up a certain practice or habit that is keeping me from holiness?" It is at this point of commitment that most of us fail. We prefer to dally with sin, to try to play with it a little without getting too deeply involved.
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As we search the Scriptures, we must allow them to search us, to sit in judgment upon our character and conduct.
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Love provides the motive for obeying the commands of the law, but the law provides specific direction for exercising love.
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But we need to pray daily for humility and honesty to see these sinful attitudes for that they really are, and then for grace and discipline to root them out of our minds and replace them with thoughts pleasing to God.
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One thing we may be sure of, however: For the believer all pain has meaning; all adversity is profitable. There is no question that adversity is difficult. It usually takes us by surprise and seems to strike where we are most vulnerable. To us it often appears completely senseless and irrational, but to God none of it is either senseless or irrational. He has a purpose in every pain He brings or allows in our lives. We can be sure that in some way He intends it for our profit and His glory.
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Holiness is not a series of do’s and don’ts but conformity to the character of God and obedience to the will of God.
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Instead of living in the sunshine of God's forgiveness through Christ, we tend to live under an overcast sky of guilt most of the time.
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Our duty is found in the revealed will of God in the Scriptures. Our trust must be in the sovereign will of God as He works in the ordinary circumstances of our daily lives for our good and His glory.
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Don't believe everything you think. You cannot be trusted to tell yourself the truth. Stay in The Word.