Inspirational Quotes by Jerry Bridges
“God is serious about holiness in the lives of His people, and He will discipline us to attain it.”
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“Rather than being offended over the Bible's assertion of God's sovereignty in both good and calamity, believers should be comforted by it.”
“God expects every Christian to live a holy life. But holiness is not only expected; it is the promised birthright of every Christian.”
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“The sovereignty of God is asserted, either expressly or implicitly, on almost every page of the Bible.”
“It might be good if we stopped using the terms “victory” and “defeat” to describe our progress in holiness. Rather we should use the terms “obedience” and “disobedience.”
“Adversity is difficult even when we know God is in control of our circumstances.”
“Christianity is not a do-it-yourself thing.”
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“Whatever our particular calamity or adversity may be, we may be sure that our Father has a loving purpose in it.”
“Romans 7:21, and it distinguishes believers from unbelievers who lie serenely content in their darkness.”
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“God does not exercise His sovereignty capriciously but only in such a way as His infinite love deems best for us.”
“it is the ability of God to so arrange diverse human actions to fulfill His purpose that makes His sovereignty marvelous and yet mysterious.”
“are we justified in concluding that God always orchestrates the events of our lives to fulfill His purpose? According to Romans 8:28, the answer is a solid yes.”
“no plan of God's can be thwarted. God does as He pleases, and only as He pleases, and no one can frustrate His plans or hinder His purposes.”
“God is not only sovereign, He is perfect in love and infinite in wisdom.”
“Too often we say we are "defeated" by this or that sin. No, we are not defeated; we are simply disobedient!”
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“It is only as we see His holiness, His absolute purity and moral hatred of sin, that we will be gripped by the awfulness of sin against the Holy God. To be gripped by that fact is the first step in our pursuit of holiness.”
“How do we view those who do not show love for us? Do we see them as persons for whom Christ died or as persons who make our lives difficult? I”
“His moral purity serves to magnify our impurity.”
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“Mediante la unión con Cristo en Su muerte somos liberados del poder del pecado.”
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Jerry Bridges is an evangelical Christian author, speaker and staff member of The Navigators. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including The Pursuit of Holiness, which has sold more than one million copies. His devotional Holiness Day By Day garnered the 2009 ECPA Christian Book Award for the inspiration and gift category, and The Discipline Of Grace received a similar award in 1995 for the Christian living category.
Bridges earned his undergraduate degree in engineering at the University of Oklahoma before serving as an officer in the United States Navy during the Korean War.
He joined Christian discipleship organization The Navigators in 1955, where he served as administrative assistant to the Europe Director, office manager for the headquarters office, Secretary-Treasurer of the organization, and as Vice President for Corporate Affairs before moving to a staff development position with the Collegiate Mission.