“It is possible to hate your sin and at the same time be compassionate toward your own weakness. Sometimes we act as though there are only two options: either we hate our sin and punish ourselves for it, or we… — Barbara R. Duguid Copy Share Image
“If the Holy Spirit is carefully and lovingly managing all our falls into sin and using them for God's glory and our good, then… — Barbara R. Duguid Copy Share Image
“Joy blossoms in our hearts not as we try harder and harder to grow, but as we see more clearly the depths of our sin and understand more fully our utter helplessness. Only then will we take our eyes off ourselves and look to Christ for all that we need in life and in death. Only then will we truly… — Barbara R. Duguid Copy Share
“Every week I counsel young people from solid Christian homes who are undone by their sin. As parents, we are sometimes more invested in… — Barbara R. Duguid Copy Share Image
“you were to ask Christians around the world what God wants from the people he has saved, most would probably answer “obedience.” There is great truth in that answer, but it is not enough. If the sovereign God’s primary goal in sanctifying believers is simply to make us more holy, it is hard to explain why most of us make… — Barbara R. Duguid Copy Share
“the baby Christian is often prone to sin. The zeal of his enthusiastic feelings, not yet balanced by a true sense of his own… — Barbara R. Duguid Copy Share Image
“We are new creation and old sinful flesh dwelling together—two natures competing for our affections and allegiance. To be sure, these two natures are… — Barbara R. Duguid Copy Share Image
“It is possible to hate your sin and at the same time be compassionate toward your own weakness. Sometimes we act as though there… — Barbara R. Duguid Copy Share Image
