Jerry Bridges Short Quotes

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Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God

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Obeying the revealed will of God and trusting Him for the results.

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We obey God's Law, not to be loved but because we are loved in Christ.

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God's love to us cannot fail any more than His love to Christ can fail.

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The purpose of God's discipline is not to punish us but to transform us.

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Even our tears of repentance need to be washed in the blood of the Lamb.

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Biblical community is first of all the sharing of a common life in Christ.

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The cure for the sin of envy and jealousy is to find our contentment in God

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The opposite of retaliation is to entrust ourselves to God, who judges justly.

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No detail of your life is too insignificant for your heavenly Father's attention.

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As we become soft and lazy in our bodies, we tend to become soft and lazy spiritually.

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Faith enables us to obey when obedience is costly or seems unreasonable to the natural mind.

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All pain we experience is intended to move us closer to the goal of being holy as He is holy.

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Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives

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We don't have to start all over again and try to keep the slate clean. There is no more slate.

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True joy comes only from God and He shares this joy with those who walk in fellowship with Him.

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Godly character flows out of devotion to God and practically confirms the reality of that devotion.

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Because God is sovereign, He is able to answer. Because He is faithful to His promises, He will answer.

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Jesus did not die just to give us peace and a purpose in life; he died to save us from the wrath of God.

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When God saves us through Christ, He not only saves us from the penalty of sin, but also from its dominion.

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A willingness to share our possessions with one another is a very important aspect of true biblical community.

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As we grow in holiness, we grow in hatred of sin; and God, being infinitely holy, has an infinite hatred of sin.

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We're more concerned about our own "victory" over sin than we are about the fact that our sins grieve God's heart.

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Patience is the ability to suffer a long time under the mistreatment of others without growing resentful or bitter.

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Holiness is not a series of do's and don'ts but conformity to the character of God and obedience to the will of God.

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There is no point in praying for victory over temptation if we are not willing to make a commitment to say no to it.

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The gospel is not only the most important message in all of history; it is the only essential message in all of history.

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God's sovereignty does not negate our responsibility to pray, but rather makes it possible for us to pray with confidence.

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Love provides the motive for obeying the commands of the law, but the law provides specific direction for exercising love.

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It is our response to our circumstances rather than the degree of difficulty that determines whether or not we are discontent

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