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Jerry Bridges

(1929–2016) Writer United States

234 quotes in 915 categories

We must allow the Bible to say what it says, not what we think it ought to. The power for godly character comes from Christ, yet we are responsible for developing it. Patience means trusting God's timetable and enduring mistreatment without growing bitter.

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Jerry Bridges was a writer from the United States, best known for The pursuit of holiness.

Quick Facts About Jerry Bridges

Born: December 4, 1929
Died: March 6, 2016
Nationality: United States
Profession: Writer
Notable works: The pursuit of holiness

About Jerry Bridges

Jerry Bridges was an evangelical Christian author and speaker from Tyler, Texas, who wrote many books such as The Pursuit of Holiness, which sold over one million copies. He worked as a staff member of The Navigators. His devotional Holiness Day by Day won the 2009 ECPA Christian Book Award for inspiration and gift, and his book The Discipline of Grace earned the 1995 ECPA award for Christian living.

Quotes by Jerry Bridges

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

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“The word faith is a noun and has no verbal form in”

Faith

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Every day is important for us because it is a day ordained by God.

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Obedience is the pathway to holiness.

Holiness

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

Christian

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

Christ

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Even our tears of repentance need to be washed in the blood of the Lamb.

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No circumstance is so big that He cannot control it.

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

Faith

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

Business

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Christ exhausted the cup of God’s wrath. For all who trust in Him there is nothing more in the cup. It is…

Christ

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May we be as severe with ourselves over our own subtle sins as we are with the vile sins we condemn in…

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“Scripture speaks of a holiness which we have in Christ before God and a holiness which we must strive after.”

Bible

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

Attention

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

Discipline

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“We become so accustomed to our sins we sometimes lapse into a state of peaceful coexistence with them, but God never ceases…

God

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We take what we think are the tools of spiritual transformation into our own hands and try to sculpt ourselves into robust…

Change

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“Sin is not only a series of actions, it is also an attitude that ignores the law of God. But it is…

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Gentleness is an active trait, describing the manner in which we should treat others. Meekness is a passive trait, describing the proper…

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“One of the best kept secrets among Christians today is this: Jesus paid it all. I mean all. He not only purchased…

Christianity

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Because peace is a fruit of the Spirit, we are dependent upon the Spirit's work in our lives to produce the desire…

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“Even Christians taking in the teaching of the Bible can be deceived about our own sins. We somehow feel that consent to…

Bible

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This is the essence of God's sovereignty; His absolute independence to do as He pleases and His absolute control over the actions…

Absolutes

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

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That which should distinguish the suffering of believers from unbelievers is the confidence that our suffering is under the control of an…

Believer

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Prayer is the most tangible expression of trust in God. If we would trust God for our persecuted brothers and sisters in…

Attitude

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“This pursuit requires sustained, vigorous effort. It allows for no indolence, no lethargy, no halfhearted commitment, and no laissez- faire attitude toward…

Christian

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In the deceitfulness of our hearts, we sometimes play with temptation by entertaining the thought that we can always confess and later…

Asking for forgiveness

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I realize anew that, just as we must learn to obey God one choice at a time, we must also learn to…

Adversity

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“Pharisee-type believers unconsciously think they've earned God's blessing through their behavior. Guilt-laden believers are sure they've forfeited God's blessing through disobedience or…

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The Bible is full of God's promises to provide for us spiritually and materially, to never forsake us, to give us peace…

Bible

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The fruit of patience in all its aspects - long-suffering, forbearance, endurance, and perseverance - is a fruit that is most intimately…

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“Too often, we say we are defeated by this or that sin. No, we are not defeated. We are simply disobedient. It…

Compromise

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“WHAT Is GRACE? Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more. ROMANS 5:20) What, then, is the grace by which we're saved…

Grace

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“This view of sin as corruption, vileness, and filth is symbolically portrayed in Zechariah 3:1-4: Then he showed me Joshua the high…

Prodigal son

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“lot of Christians seem to think that the grace of God and the vigorous pursuit of holiness are antithetical — that is,…

Christianity

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“God's Grace is greater than all our sins. Repentance is one of the Christian's highest privileges. A repentant Christian focuses on God's…

Christ

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“antithetical — that is, in direct and unequivocal opposition to one another. To some, the pursuit of holiness sounds like legalism and…

Love

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“When I use the term the law of God here, I am not referring specifically to the Law given to the nation…

Average person

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“TWO STANDARDS On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets. (MATTHEW 22:40) Have you thought about what it means…

Commandment

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Jerry Bridges by topic

Sin (32) Holiness (32) Grace (30) Christ (29) Religion (28) Christian (22) Love (21) Christianity (20) Life (19) Inspirational (17) Holy spirit (17) Holy (17) Spirit (16) Heart (16) Faith (16) Trust (15) God (15) Bible (13) Jesus (12)