It's the centrality of the Word and not the person who preaches it that's important. Sinclair B. Ferguson More Quotes by Sinclair B. Ferguson More Quotes From Sinclair B. Ferguson Our first priority in ministry must be love. Love for His Word, love for His people, and love for His appearing. Sinclair B. Ferguson prioritiesand-lovepeople True faith takes its character and quality from its object. Its strength therefore depends on the character of Christ. Even those of us who have weak faith have the same strong Christ as others! Sinclair B. Ferguson qualitystrongcharacter Repentance is a characteristic of the whole life, not the action of a single moment. Sinclair B. Ferguson single-mommomentsaction The real test that I believe that God is love is that tragedies don't separate me from the conviction that God is love. Sinclair B. Ferguson reallove-isbelieve There is a difference between going to a service "for the worship" and going to a service "to worship the Lord." The distinction appears to be a minor one, but it may imply the difference between the worship of God and the worship of music! Sinclair B. Ferguson differencesworshipmay The fear of the Lord tends to take away all other fears... This is the secret of Christian courage and boldness. Sinclair B. Ferguson lordsecretchristian We [should not] make the mistake of thinking that marriage will provide the ultimate satisfaction for which we all hunger. To assume so would be to be guilty of blasphemy. Only God satisfies the hungry heart. Marriage is but one of the channels He uses to enable us to taste how deeply satisfying His thirst-quenching grace can be. Sinclair B. Ferguson marriagechristiangod Most Christians have more Bibles than they know what to do with, but have little understanding of what is in them. Sinclair B. Ferguson understandingchristianlittles We discover the will of God by a sensitive application of Scripture to our own lives. Sinclair B. Ferguson sensitivegods-willscripture Christians have a new identity. We are no longer 'in Adam' but 'in Christ'; no longer in the flesh but in the Spirit. Sinclair B. Ferguson identityfleshchristian Every day we need our gaze redirected from ourselves to God. Sinclair B. Ferguson needs Jesus undid everything that Adam did, and did everything Adam failed to do. Sinclair B. Ferguson adamjesus Regeneration, however it is described, is a divine activity in us, in which we are not the actors but the recipients. Sinclair B. Ferguson regenerationactorsdivine Knowing God is your single greatest privilege as a Christian Sinclair B. Ferguson privilegeknowingchristian Jesus has a special, compassionate concern for those who are broken and needy. Sinclair B. Ferguson brokenspecialjesus You must know, rest in, think through, and act upon your new identity - you are in Christ Sinclair B. Ferguson identitychristthinking Those who are most conscious of forgiveness are invariably those who have been most acutely convicted of their sin. Sinclair B. Ferguson has-beenssinconscious There are actually only ever two pastoral problems you will ever encounter. The first is this: persuading those who are under the dominion of sin that they are under the dominion of sin. That's the task of evangelism. And [second], persuading those who are no longer under the dominion of sin that they are no longer under the dominion of sin because they're Christ's. Sinclair B. Ferguson encounterstaskstwo The foundation of worship in the heart is not emotional...it is theological. Sinclair B. Ferguson foundationemotionalheart The weakest faith gets the same strong Christ as does the strongest faith. Sinclair B. Ferguson strongdoechrist
