Faith enables us to obey when obedience is costly or seems unreasonable to the natural mind. — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
As we become soft and lazy in our bodies, we tend to become soft and lazy spiritually. — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
We must allow the Bible to say what is says, not what we think it ought to say. — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
Faith in Christ and a reliance on ourselves, even to the smallest degree, are mutually exclusive. — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
Godly character flows out of devotion to God and practically confirms the reality of that devotion. — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
The gospel is not only the most important message in all of history; it is the only essential message in all of… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
The Holy Spirit makes us aware of our lack of holiness to stimulate us to deeper yearning and striving for holiness. But… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
“The Holy Spirit opens the inner recesses of our hearts and enables us to see the moral cesspools hidden there.” — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
Jesus did not die just to give us peace and a purpose in life; he died to save us from the wrath… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
We take what we think are the tools of spiritual transformation into our own hands and try to sculpt ourselves into robust… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
The fruit of patience in all its aspects - long-suffering, forbearance, endurance, and perseverance - is a fruit that is most intimately… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
Here is a spiritual principle: We cannot exercise love unless we are experiencing grace. You cannot truly love others unless you are… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
“There's a direct correlation between faith in the righteousness of Christ and zeal in the cause of Christ. The more a person… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
“God does not believe for us, but through His Spirit He creates spiritual life in us so that we can believe. Faith… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
Legalism insists on conformity to manmade religious rules and requirements, which are often unspoken but are nevertheless very real... There are far… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
The heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 ... obeyed by faith ... obedience is the pathway to holiness ... no one will… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
We fail to see the gospel as the solution to our greatest problem-our guilt, condemnation, and alienation from God. Beyond that, we… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
“This is devotion to God - the fear of God, which is an attitude of reverence and awe, veneration, and honor toward… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
“We must be careful to let the Holy Spirit do this searching. If we try to search our own hearts, we are… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
This is the amazing story of God’s grace. God saves us by His grace and transforms us more and more into the… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
“One of the most difficult defilements of the spirit to deal with is the critical spirit. A critical spirit has its root… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
“As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
“Too many of us focus on the outward structure of character and conduct without taking the time to build the inward foundation… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
If we want proof of God's love for us, then we must look first at the Cross where God offered up His… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
So often we try to develop Christian character and conduct without taking the time to develop God-centered devotion. We try to please… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
Jesus did not die just to save us from the penalty of sin, nor even just to make us holy in our… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
Truth is we must plant and we must water if we are to make progress with our children in holiness but only… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
We must allow the Bible to say what is says, not what we think it ought to say. — Jerry Bridges Copy Share
“Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (2 PETER 3:18)” — Jerry Bridges Copy Share
It is not the fact that we are united in common goals or purposes that makes us a community. Rather, it is the fact… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share
A son or daughter in any human family is either born to or adopted by the parents. By definition, a child can't be both.… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share
“We must be careful to let the Holy Spirit do this searching. If we try to search our own hearts, we are apt to… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share
“Though the power for godly character comes from Christ, the responsibility for developing and displaying that character is ours.” — Jerry Bridges Copy Share
God's Word must be so strongly fixed in our minds that it becomes the dominant influence in our thoughts, our attitudes, and our actions.… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share
The cure for impatience with the fulfillment of God's timetable is to believe His promises, obey His will, and leave the results to Him.… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share
In a sermon entitled “God's Providence,” C. H. Spurgeon said, “Napoleon once heard it said, that man proposes and God disposes. 'Ah,' said Napoleon,… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share
Patience is the ability to suffer a long time under the mistreatment of others without growing resentful or bitter. — Jerry Bridges Copy Share
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… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share
We ought to be as earnest and frequent in our prayers of thanksgiving when the cupboard is full as we would be in our… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share
... 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 Copy Share
The fruit of patience in all its aspects - long-suffering, forbearance, endurance, and perseverance - is a fruit that is most intimately associated with… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share
Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives — Jerry Bridges Copy Share
