John Paul Warren Quotes
When you GIVE under “compulsion” or “Grudgingly” you are giving under the LAW of giving and NOT the GRACE given for giving.
There is an obsession in the Church with sin management. People think more about their sins than about their redemption through Jesus
The law says do good be right. Grace says Jesus made you right so now you are good.
Your life is a witness to the world of a loving savior and His redemptive plan for man.
The law provides expert diagnosis of our sin problem, which is absolutely essential. But the law does not provide the cure to our sin problem. Only Jesus can save us from our sin problem.
The Law was never given to gentiles but to Jews only, so why do so many gentiles struggle today with mixing law and grace?
Spiritual maturity is not defined by how well one applies Biblical principles to “suppress sin”.
The LAW points you to self-efforts. GRACE points you to the finished work of Jesus Christ.
The sin and guilt of the human race was imputed to the spotless lamb of God, Jesus Christ when He became the sin offering for the world.
Never compromise the glorious Gospel. It is the Gospel "from" Christ and not merely a Gospel "about" Christ. Gal 1:6-12
Jesus said when you pray say "Our Father which art in heaven." He did not say "Our Judge which art in heaven". #grace #gospel
You have FALLEN from Grace when you seek to be Justification by your own self effort (the Law). Gal 5:4 AMP
It is not the balance in your check book that makes life count. It is the investment one makes in the lives of others.
Refuse to be content with the knowledge of God. Insist on experiencing His presence.
So many today want merely to be familiar with Jesus in contrast to being intimate with Him.
Reading the scriptures through the lenses of the Law you see God as unapproachable, through the lenses of Grace you see the outstretched arms of Jesus saying "come".
Repentance is not merely turning away from your sin but turning to the Lamb who takes away your sin. "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world". 1 John 1:29
Spiritual maturity is not defined by how well one applies Biblical principles to “suppress sin”. If you are capable of suppressing your sins or managing them, you would have no need for a Redeemer.
ritual maturity is not defined by how well one applies Biblical principles to “suppress sin”. If you are capable of suppressing your sins or managing them, you would have no need for a Redeemer.
The “Gospel” is not a sermon title or the name of a book in the Bible. The Gospel is the person of Jesus Christ and it is the power of God to bring people to salvation. Romans 1:16
I am relentlessly determine to be occupied with Jesus Christ and His Glorious Gospel and nothing else.
Grace (the Gospel) is under attack today simply because it reveals the GOODNESS of God. Nothing reveals the GOODNESS of God more than grace.
We have taught this generation how to "market" the Gospel but we have neglected to encourage them to "preach" the Gospel.
We have created a culture of leadership "development" in the Church at the expense of ignore the ministry of the Church to making disciples.
The Church is Christ’s witness to the world of a loving savior and His redemptive plan for man.
Authentic leaders are often accused of being "controlling" by those who idly sit by and do nothing
Jesus did not command us to "develop" leaders. He commanded us to make "disciples". The world "develops" leaders, the Church "disciples" them. The two are not the same.
The cross has two sides to it. One side is what Jesus did for us. He forgave us our sins. The other is the God side. God now lives in man!