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True discernment means not only distinguishing the right from the wrong; it means distinguishing the primary from the secondary, the essential from the indifferent, and…

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The determining factor of my existence is no longer my past.
You do not become a master musician by playing just as you please, by imagining that learning the scales is sheer legalism…
When I know that Christ is the one real sacrifice for my sins, that His work on my behalf has been accepted…
The foundation of worship in the heart is not emotional...it is theological.
True faith takes its character and quality from its object. Its strength therefore depends on the character of Christ. Even those of…
True discernment means not only distinguishing the right from the wrong; it means distinguishing the primary from the secondary, the essential from…
The holiness of God teaches us that there is only one way to deal with sin- radically, seriously, painfully, constantly. If you…
The conviction that Christian doctrine matters for Christian living is one of the most important growth points of the Christian life.
Our thinking about who we are as Christians should not begin with what we can discover about ourselves by self-analysis. Rather, it…
Christianity is Christ because there isn't anything else. There is no atonement that somehow can be detached from who the Lord Jesus…
This, then, is the foundation of sanctification in Reformed theology. It is rooted, not in humanity and their achievement of holiness or…
When you look at the Cross, what do you see? You see God’s awesome faithfulness. Nothing – not even the instinct to…

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Discernment is God's call to intercession, never to faultfinding. — Corrie Ten Boom
Her great merit is finding out mine; there is nothing so amiable as discernment. — Lord Byron
We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with… — Chanakya
What most of us need, almost more than anything, is the courage and humility really to ask for help, from the depths… — Sogyal Rinpoche
The citizens of America have too much discernment to be argued into anarchy. And I am much mistaken, if experience has not… — Alexander Hamilton
One of the most subtle burdens God ever puts on us as saints is this burden of discernment concerning other souls. He… — Oswald Chambers
The supreme end of education is expert discernment in all things-the power to tell the good from the bad, the genuine from… — Samuel Johnson
Education, properly understood, is that which teaches discernment. — Philibert Joseph Roux
Look round this universe. What an immense profusion of beings, animated and organized, sensible and active! You admire this prodigious variety and… — David Hume
Profoundness, genius, spontaneity, merit, nobility, ingenuity, voice propriety, feeling, discernment, sensibility, good taste, great tone, rightness, courtliness, vivacity, boldness, style, freshness, harmony,… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
He who knows others is clever; He who knows himself has discernment. — Laozi
Leaders are people who can discern the inevitable and act accordingly. When people talk about business acumen, discernment is a big part… — Donald Trump

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