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Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Don't believe everything you think. You cannot be trusted to tell yourself the truth. Stay in The Word."

Don't believe everything you think. You cannot be trusted to tell yourself the truth. Stay in The Word.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Three means by which God assures us that we do have eternal life: 1. The promises of His Word, 2. The witness of the Spirit in our hearts, 3. The transforming work of the Spirit in our lives."

Three means by which God assures us that we do have eternal life: 1. The promises of His Word, 2. The witness of the Spirit in our hearts, 3. The transforming work of the Spirit in our lives.




Jerry Bridges Quotes: "The gospel is not only the most important message in all of history; it is the only essential message in all of history."

The gospel is not only the most important message in all of history; it is the only essential message in all of history.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Gentleness is an active trait, describing the manner in which we should treat others. Meekness is a passive trait, describing the proper Christian response when others mistreat us."

Gentleness is an active trait, describing the manner in which we should treat others. Meekness is a passive trait, describing the proper Christian response when others mistreat us.




Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Lord, I am willing To receive what You give. To lack what You withhold. To relinquish what You take, To suffer what You inflict, To be what you require."

Lord, I am willing To receive what You give. To lack what You withhold. To relinquish what You take, To suffer what You inflict, To be what you require.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "God intends that everyone who has embraced the gospel become a part of the great enterprise of spreading the gospel."

God intends that everyone who has embraced the gospel become a part of the great enterprise of spreading the gospel.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives"

Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives




Jerry Bridges Quotes: "... self-control is not control by oneself through one's own willpower but rather control of oneself through the power of the Holy Spirit."

... self-control is not control by oneself through one's own willpower but rather control of oneself through the power of the Holy Spirit.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Because God is sovereign, He is able to answer. Because He is faithful to His promises, He will answer."

Because God is sovereign, He is able to answer. Because He is faithful to His promises, He will answer.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "If there is not at least a yearning in our hearts to live a holy life pleasing to God, we need to seriously question whether our faith in Christ is genuine."

If there is not at least a yearning in our hearts to live a holy life pleasing to God, we need to seriously question whether our faith in Christ is genuine.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "The person who fears God seeks to live all of life to the glory of God... All the activities of life should be pursued with the aim of glorifying God."

The person who fears God seeks to live all of life to the glory of God... All the activities of life should be pursued with the aim of glorifying God.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "We all want Grace, but we cannot enjoy Grace when there is an attitude of comparing."

We all want Grace, but we cannot enjoy Grace when there is an attitude of comparing.




Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Our very worst days are never beyond the reach of God's grace."

Our very worst days are never beyond the reach of God's grace.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Giving thanks to God for both His temporal and spiritual blessings in our lives is not just a nice thing to do - it is the moral will of God. Failure to give Him the thanks due Him is sin."

Giving thanks to God for both His temporal and spiritual blessings in our lives is not just a nice thing to do - it is the moral will of God. Failure to give Him the thanks due Him is sin.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "As we become soft and lazy in our bodies, we tend to become soft and lazy spiritually."

As we become soft and lazy in our bodies, we tend to become soft and lazy spiritually.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "God in His love always wills what is best for us. In His wisdom He always knows what is best, and in His sovereignty He has the power to bring it about."

God in His love always wills what is best for us. In His wisdom He always knows what is best, and in His sovereignty He has the power to bring it about.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "God's sovereignty does not negate our responsibility to pray, but rather makes it possible for us to pray with confidence."

God's sovereignty does not negate our responsibility to pray, but rather makes it possible for us to pray with confidence.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "We must allow the Bible to say what is says, not what we think it ought to say."

We must allow the Bible to say what is says, not what we think it ought to say.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "God’s plan and His ways of working out His plan are frequently beyond our ability to fathom and understand. We must learn to trust when we don’t understand."

God’s plan and His ways of working out His plan are frequently beyond our ability to fathom and understand. We must learn to trust when we don’t understand.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Love provides the motive for obeying the commands of the law, but the law provides specific direction for exercising love."

Love provides the motive for obeying the commands of the law, but the law provides specific direction for exercising love.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "To live by grace is to live solely by the merit of Jesus Christ. To live by grace is to base my entire relationship with God, including my acceptance and standing with Him, on my union with Christ."

To live by grace is to live solely by the merit of Jesus Christ. To live by grace is to base my entire relationship with God, including my acceptance and standing with Him, on my union with Christ.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Preach the gospel to yourself every day."

Preach the gospel to yourself every day.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "We must not allow our emotions to hold sway over our minds. Rather, we must seek to let the truth of God rule our minds. Our emotions must become subservient to the truth."

We must not allow our emotions to hold sway over our minds. Rather, we must seek to let the truth of God rule our minds. Our emotions must become subservient to the truth.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Grace... expresses two complementary thoughts: God's unmerited favor to us through Christ, and God's divine assistance to us through the Holy Spirit."

Grace... expresses two complementary thoughts: God's unmerited favor to us through Christ, and God's divine assistance to us through the Holy Spirit.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Every day of our Christian experience should be a day of relating to God on the basis of His grace alone. We are not only saved by grace, but we also live by grace every day."

Every day of our Christian experience should be a day of relating to God on the basis of His grace alone. We are not only saved by grace, but we also live by grace every day.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Grace is the love of God shown to the unlovely. It is God reaching downward to people who are in rebellion against him."

Grace is the love of God shown to the unlovely. It is God reaching downward to people who are in rebellion against him.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Only when we're thoroughly convinced that the Christian life is entirely of grace are we able to serve God out of a grateful and loving heart."

Only when we're thoroughly convinced that the Christian life is entirely of grace are we able to serve God out of a grateful and loving heart.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "In both its precepts and penalty, the law of God in its most exacting requirements was fulfilled by Jesus. And He did this in our place as our representative and our substitute."

In both its precepts and penalty, the law of God in its most exacting requirements was fulfilled by Jesus. And He did this in our place as our representative and our substitute.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "The purpose of God's discipline is not to punish us but to transform us."

The purpose of God's discipline is not to punish us but to transform us.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Jesus did not die just to give us peace and a purpose in life; he died to save us from the wrath of God."

Jesus did not die just to give us peace and a purpose in life; he died to save us from the wrath of God.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Contentment is one of the most distinguishing traits of the godly person, because a godly person has his heart focused on God rather than on possessions or position or power."

Contentment is one of the most distinguishing traits of the godly person, because a godly person has his heart focused on God rather than on possessions or position or power.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "How then can we deal with our tendency toward worldliness? It is not by determining that we will not be worldly, but by committing ourselves to becoming more godly."

How then can we deal with our tendency toward worldliness? It is not by determining that we will not be worldly, but by committing ourselves to becoming more godly.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "We're more concerned about our own "victory" over sin than we are about the fact that our sins grieve God's heart."

We're more concerned about our own "victory" over sin than we are about the fact that our sins grieve God's heart.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "God never allows pain without a purpose."

God never allows pain without a purpose.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "The cure for the sin of envy and jealousy is to find our contentment in God"

The cure for the sin of envy and jealousy is to find our contentment in God



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Worship is the specific act of ascribing to God the glory, majesty, honor, and worthiness which are His."

Worship is the specific act of ascribing to God the glory, majesty, honor, and worthiness which are His.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "God will never allow any action against you that is not in accord with His will for you. And His will is always directed to our good."

God will never allow any action against you that is not in accord with His will for you. And His will is always directed to our good.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "We don't have to start all over again and try to keep the slate clean. There is no more slate."

We don't have to start all over again and try to keep the slate clean. There is no more slate.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "As we search the Scriptures, we must allow them to search us, to sit in judgment upon our character and conduct."

As we search the Scriptures, we must allow them to search us, to sit in judgment upon our character and conduct.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "We obey God's Law, not to be loved but because we are loved in Christ."

We obey God's Law, not to be loved but because we are loved in Christ.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Practice of true community involves responsibilities and actions that do not come naturally to us."

Practice of true community involves responsibilities and actions that do not come naturally to us.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "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."

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.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "No detail of your life is too insignificant for your heavenly Father's attention."

No detail of your life is too insignificant for your heavenly Father's attention.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Faith enables us to obey when obedience is costly or seems unreasonable to the natural mind."

Faith enables us to obey when obedience is costly or seems unreasonable to the natural mind.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Sometimes the end God has in mind is to exercise our faith, so He brings us into straitened circumstances so that we might look up to Him and see His deliverance."

Sometimes the end God has in mind is to exercise our faith, so He brings us into straitened circumstances so that we might look up to Him and see His deliverance.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "We need to call sin what the Bible calls it and not soften it with modern expressions borrowed from our culture."

We need to call sin what the Bible calls it and not soften it with modern expressions borrowed from our culture.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "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."

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.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Every day that we're not practicing godliness we're being conformed to the world of ungodliness around us."

Every day that we're not practicing godliness we're being conformed to the world of ungodliness around us.



Jerry Bridges Quotes: "Prayer is the most tangible expression of trust in God."

Prayer is the most tangible expression of trust in God.