« All God Quotes · Jerry Bridges's Page
God Quotes by Jerry Bridges
- Our first problem is that our attitude towards sin is more self-centred than God-centred. We are more concerned about our own "Victory" over sin than…
- 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.…
- Prayer assumes the sovereignty of God. If God is not sovereign, we have no assurance that He is able to answer our prayers. Our prayers…
- Prayer is the most tangible expression of trust in God.
- The great antidote to anxiety is to come to God in prayer. We are to pray about everything. Nothing is too big for Him to…
- God never allows pain without a purpose in the lives of His children. He never allows Satan, nor circumstances, nor any ill-intending person to afflict…
- Grace stands in direct opposition to any supposed worthiness on our part. To say it another way: Grace and works are mutually exclusive. As Paul…
- ...God has made provision for our holiness. Through Christ He has delivered us from sin's reign so that we now can resist sin. But the…
- Love is costly. T forgive in love costs us our sense of justice. To serve in love costs us time. To share in love costs…
- We could not take one step in the pursuit of holiness if God in His grace had not first delivered us from the dominion of…
- Grace... expresses two complementary thoughts: God's unmerited favor to us through Christ, and God's divine assistance to us through the Holy Spirit.
- 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…
- Here is a spiritual principle: We cannot exercise love unless we are experiencing grace. You cannot truly love others unless you are convinced that God's…
- Three means by which God assures us that we do have eternal life: 1. The promises of His Word, 2. The witness of the Spirit…
- 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,…
- Giving thanks to God for both His temporal and spiritual blessings in our lives is not just a nice thing to do - it is…
- God's unfailing love for us is an objective fact affirmed over and over in the Scriptures. It is true whether we believe it or not.…
- Every day God patiently bears with us, and every day we are tempted to become impatient with our friends, neighbors, and loved ones. And our…
- The cure for impatience with the fulfillment of God's timetable is to believe His promises, obey His will, and leave the results to Him. So…
- The fruit of patience in all its aspects - long-suffering, forbearance, endurance, and perseverance - is a fruit that is most intimately associated with our…
- Legalism insists on conformity to manmade religious rules and requirements, which are often unspoken but are nevertheless very real... There are far too many instances…
- 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…
- If there is not at least a yearning in our hearts to live a holy life pleasing to God, we need to seriously question whether…
More Ways to Read God Quotes by Jerry Bridges
- Best God Quotes by Jerry Bridges (God Quotes by Jerry Bridges)
- Best God Sayings by Jerry Bridges (God Quotes by Jerry Bridges)
- Best God Quotations by Jerry Bridges (God Quotes by Jerry Bridges)
- Best God Words by Jerry Bridges (God Quotes by Jerry Bridges)
More God Quotes
- Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god. — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- The gods too are fond of a joke. — Aristotle
- We have domesticated God's transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about Santa Claus;… — Karen Armstrong
- Yes, all fundamentalists feel that in a secular society, God has been relegated to the margin, to the periphery and they are… — Karen Armstrong
- I was a lousy nun. I couldn't do it. I couldn't find God. It wasn't suitable for me. It is suitable for… — Karen Armstrong
- Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail to operate… — Johann Arndt
- If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?' about the… — Arthur Ashe
- To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. — Isaac Asimov
- If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men… — Francis of Assisi
- I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone. — Francis of Assisi
- It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look. — Francis of Assisi