Do I learn through dark providences, or simply seem relieved when they are over? Sinclair B. Ferguson More Quotes by Sinclair B. Ferguson More Quotes From Sinclair B. Ferguson Marriage, and the process of coming to it, is not heaven! It is the bonding together of two needy sinners in order to make a partnership which is substantially greater than either of them alone. Sinclair B. Ferguson heaventwoorder You cannot open the pages of the New Testament without realizing that one of the things that makes it so 'new,' in every way, is that here men and women call God 'Father.' This conviction, that we can speak of the Master of the universe in such intimate terms, lies at the heart of the Christian faith. Sinclair B. Ferguson christianfatherlying Thankfulness grows best in the seed-bed of conviction, just as some plants must be placed in the soil in the winter if they are to flower in the summer. Sinclair B. Ferguson flowersummerwinter Secular humanism debases the human. Sinclair B. Ferguson secular-humanismsecularhumans Evil deeds are the fruit of an evil heart. They are not an aberration from our true self but a revelation of it. Sinclair B. Ferguson selfevilheart When I look at the cross, I learn to say: 'The Son of God loved me, and gave Himself for me' (Galatians 2:20). I begin to believe with Paul that if God did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up to the cross for me, then He loves me so much He will always give me only what will bring me blessing (Romans 8:32). Sinclair B. Ferguson blessingbelieveson I began to read for myself and realised that here was somebody who could teach me profound biblical theology, get inside my heart with his spiritual analysis, and help me to become a minister of the gospel, which is what I wanted to be. Sinclair B. Ferguson biblicalspiritualheart Without the spirit of the Lord Jesus, we will look upon 'the least of these' simply as the least. Sinclair B. Ferguson spiritlooksjesus When man became the measure of all things what was lost was man. Sinclair B. Ferguson all-thingslostmen Contentment is an undervalued grace. Sinclair B. Ferguson undervaluedcontentmentgrace The only thing of my very own which I contribute to my redemption is the sin from which I need to be redeemed. Sinclair B. Ferguson redemptionsinneeds The goal of theology is the worship of God. The posture of theology is on one's knees. The mode of theology is repentance. Sinclair B. Ferguson kneesgoalworship To be free from the possibility of discouragements would be more ‘spiritual’ than Jesus-and therefore not truly spiritual at all. Sinclair B. Ferguson spiritualwould-bejesus Anyone who comes to grips with the issues raised in The Marrow of Modern Divinity will almost certainly grow by leaps and bounds in understanding three things: the grace of God, the Christian life, and the very nature of the gospel itself. Sinclair B. Ferguson issuesgracechristian Thoughts for Young Men abounds in reliable counsel and says - with a rare combination of seriousness and graciousness - the very things we need to hear. Young men, for whom it was written, will find it invaluable; but all Christians, men or women, young or old, can read it with lasting benefit. It deserves to be widely read and circulated, and will do spiritual good to every reader. Sinclair B. Ferguson spiritualchristianmen I've often reflected on the rather obvious thought that when his disciples were about to have the world collapse in on them, our Lord spent so much time in the Upper Room speaking to them about the mystery of the Trinity. If anything could underline the necessity of Trinitarianism for practical Christianity, that must surely be it! Sinclair B. Ferguson mysteryroomsworld Where God is at the center of things, worship inevitably follows. Where there is no spirit of worship, there God has been dethroned and displaced. Sinclair B. Ferguson has-beensspiritworship
