Christ Quote by Jerry Bridges Download Open image “Faith in Christ and a reliance on ourselves, even to the smallest degree, are mutually exclusive.” — Jerry Bridges ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Christ Christ Reliance Degree Mutually Degrees Exclusive Faith Faith Christ Mutually Reliance Religion Smallest
Faith is, at one and the same time, absolutely necessary and altogether impossible. — Stanislaw Lem Copy Share Image
Faith is precisely the paradox that the single individual as the single individual is higher than the universal, is justified before it, not as… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
“Too many religious people make faith their aim. They think 'the greatest of these' is faith, and faith defined as all but infallible doctrine.… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
There are two 'faiths' which can uphold humans: faith in God and faith in oneself. And these two faiths should exist side by side:… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
“Let those who wish to witness Christ to the world therefore tend to their own faith in Jesus Christ above all else. It is… — Richard D. Phillips Copy Share Image
Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case. — William James Copy Share Image
We can believe we are being self-reliant and independent, and yet there is still clearly an overarching destiny, a Great Maker. So when we… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
Faith is our relation not to what we possess but to what possesses us. — Peter Forsyth Copy Share Image
We must allow the Bible to say what is says, not what we think it ought to say. — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
“Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (2 PETER 3:18)” — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
It is not the fact that we are united in common goals or purposes that makes us a community. Rather, it is the fact… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
A son or daughter in any human family is either born to or adopted by the parents. By definition, a child can't be both.… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
“We must be careful to let the Holy Spirit do this searching. If we try to search our own hearts, we are apt to… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
“Though the power for godly character comes from Christ, the responsibility for developing and displaying that character is ours.” — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
God's Word must be so strongly fixed in our minds that it becomes the dominant influence in our thoughts, our attitudes, and our actions.… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
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.… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
In a sermon entitled “God's Providence,” C. H. Spurgeon said, “Napoleon once heard it said, that man proposes and God disposes. 'Ah,' said Napoleon,… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
Patience is the ability to suffer a long time under the mistreatment of others without growing resentful or bitter. — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
Jesus said, "Any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple" (Luke 14:33). We must honestly face the… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
We ought to be as earnest and frequent in our prayers of thanksgiving when the cupboard is full as we would be in our… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
I think, here's what I've realized from interviewing people, and I've been very open about my Catholicism and my love of Christ and I… — Jay Mohr Copy Share Image
“I would even go so far as to say that the mythical character of a life is just what expresses its universal human validity.… — C.G. Jung Copy Share Image
Set NOT your hearts on the flowers of this world. They shall fade and die. Prize the Rose of Sharon and the Lily of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When the Lord Jesus Christ became my surety . . . He went to Calvary's cross, and all my guilt was charged against Him.… — Henry Allen Ironside Copy Share Image
It's going to be used in the last days to get people to come against Christ, and that's the issue: they come against the… — Tim LaHaye Copy Share Image
May nothing entice me till I happily make my way to Jesus Christ! Fire, cross, struggles with wild beasts, wrenching of bones, mangling of… — Ignatius of Antioch Copy Share Image
Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ. — John of the Cross Copy Share Image
It was no accident, no coincidence, that the seasons came round and round year after year. It was the Lord speaking to us all… — Francine Rivers Copy Share Image
The emerging church movement has come to believe that the ultimate context of the spiritual aspirations of a follower of Jesus Christ is not… — Samir Selmanovic Copy Share Image
T]he church is not a place. It's not a building. It's not a preaching point. It's not a spiritual service provider. It's a people… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
Bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. Take what I cannot give: my heart, body, thoughts, time, abilities, money, health, strength,… — Elizabeth Prentiss Copy Share Image