Edward T Welch Quotes

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• The rule of thumb is that if someone is able to be verbally or physically abusive, he or she is able to understand that the…
• Sanctification is like a clumsy, slow walk rather than a light switch that we turn from off to on.
• We spend too much time wondering what others may have thought about our outfit or the comment we made in the small group meeting. We…
• Jesus did not die to increase our self-esteem. Rather, Jesus died to bring glory to the Father by redeeming people from the curse of sin.
• As a counselor, I have spoken with many people who want to know their spiritual gifts. They come hoping for some sort of diagnostic test…
• When you are in the grips of low self-esteem, it’s painful, and it certainly doesn’t feel like pride. But I believe that this is the…
• If our failure to consistently worship the true God is the key feature of sin, we are sinners all.
• There is a mean streak to authentic self-control. Underneath what seems to be the placid demeanor of those who are not ruled by their desires…
• God is God, He is not tame and domesticated like we sometimes (try to) make Him.
• We are more concerned about looking stupid (fear of people) than we are about acting sinfully (fear of the Lord).
• Fear in the biblical sense... includes being afraid of someone, but it extends to holding someone in awe, being controlled or mastered by people, worshipping…
• If we think we are usually good, then God is usually irrelevant... Such thinking ignores the depths of sin in my own heart, and, in…
• "Sinner" is a present-tense description of everyone, including those who have put their faith in Christ. Of course, those who have called Jesus "Lord" are…

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