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Christian Quotes by Jerry Bridges
- Complaining about the weather seems to be a favorite American pastime. Sadly, we Christians often get caught up in this ungodly habit in our society.…
- As we search the Scriptures, we must allow them to search us, to sit in judgment upon our character and conduct.
- The purpose of God's discipline is not to punish us but to transform us.
- The person who fears God seeks to live all of life to the glory of God... All the activities of life should be pursued with…
- God does not delight in our sufferings. He brings only that which is necessary, but He does not shrink from that which will help us…
- How then can we deal with our tendency toward worldliness? It is not by determining that we will not be worldly, but by committing ourselves…
- Modern Christians, especially those in the Western world, have generally been found wanting in the area of holiness of body. Gluttony and laziness, for example,…
- No detail of your life is too insignificant for your heavenly Father's attention.
- Both gentleness and meekness are born of power, not weakness. There is a pseudo-gentlene ss that is effeminate, and there is a pseudo-meekness that is…
- God is never at a loss because He cannot find someone to cooperate with Him in carrying out His plan. He so moves in the…
- The pursuit of holiness is a joint venture between God and the Christian. No one can attain any degree of holiness without God working in his…
- The level of our obedience is most often determined by the behavior standard of other Christians around us.
- Many Christians have what we might call a 'cultural holiness.' They adapt to the character and behavior pattern of Christians around them...But God has not…
- Every day of our Christian experience should be a day of relating to God on the basis of His grace alone. We are not only…
- I warmly commend it to all Christians who want to grow in their faith.
- Gentleness is an active trait, describing the manner in which we should treat others. Meekness is a passive trait, describing the proper Christian response when…
- We are 100 percent responsible for the pursuit of holiness, but at the same time we are 100 percent dependent upon the Holy Spirit to…
- Only when we're thoroughly convinced that the Christian life is entirely of grace are we able to serve God out of a grateful and loving…
- So often we try to develop Christian character and conduct without taking the time to develop God-centered devotion. We try to please God without taking…
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- Jesus did not spend a great deal of time discoursing about the trinity or original sin or the incarnation, which have preoccupied… — Karen Armstrong
- Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have… — Karen Armstrong
- For centuries, the Muslims were able to co-exist perfectly well with Jews and Christians in the Middle East. — Karen Armstrong
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. — Saint Augustine
- No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more. — Saint Augustine
- The same thing which is now called Christian religion existed among the ancients. They have begun to call 'Christian' the true religion… — Saint Augustine
- The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or… — Teresa of Avila
- I was born into a Christian family and brought up in a Lutheran church. My faith has been the center point of… — Michele Bachmann
- In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. — Francis Bacon
- I'm a Jewish born-again Christian. — Stephen Baldwin
- The Christian response is contained in these two fundamental dogmas: that of the Trinity and that of the Incarnation. In the trinitarian… — Hans Urs von Balthasar