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Lives Quotes by Jerry Bridges
- 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…
- 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…
- Giving thanks to God for both His temporal and spiritual blessings in our lives is not just a nice thing to do - it is…
- Nothing cuts the nerve of the desire to pursue holiness as much as a sense of guilt. On the contrary, nothing so motivates us to…
- God in His infinite wisdom knows exactly what adversity we need to grow more and more into the likeness of His Son. He not only…
- Peace should be a hallmark of the godly person, first because it is a Godlike trait: God is called the God of peace several times…
- Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives
- Our sins are forgiven and we are accepted as righteous by God because of both the sinless life and sin-bearing death of our Lord Jesus…
- That which should distinguish the suffering of believers from unbelievers is the confidence that our suffering is under the control of an all-powerful and all-loving…
- Our duty is found in the revealed will of God in the Scriptures. Our trust must be in the sovereign will of God as He…
- Every day is important for us because it is a day ordained by God. If we are bored with life there is something wrong with…
- Worship from the heart in times of adversity implies an attitude of humble acceptance on our part of God's right to do as He pleases…
- One thing we may be sure of, however: For the believer all pain has meaning; all adversity is profitable. There is no question that adversity…
More Lives Quotes
- Some choices we live not only once but a thousand times over, remembering them for the rest of our lives. — Richard Bach
- But human beings fall easily into despair, and from the very beginning we invented stories that enabled us to place our lives… — Karen Armstrong
- We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have… — Mary Kay Ash
- What is the possible benefit? Can this material save lives? Can it improve the quality of life in Iraq? Can it tend… — Julian Assange
- Oh, the most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe the world,… — Chinua Achebe
- The only way to save a rhinoceros is to save the environment in which it lives, because there's a mutual dependency between… — David Attenborough
- I don't think we are going to become extinct. We're very clever and extremely resourceful - and we will find ways of… — David Attenborough
- I think every age lives in a blend of technology so there's always older ones mixed in with newer ones, and when… — Margaret Atwood
- Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible. — Saint Augustine
- Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions… — Saint Augustine
- He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. — Marcus Aurelius
- Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant to live. — Marcus Aurelius