Jesus has a special, compassionate concern for those who are broken and needy. Sinclair B. Ferguson More Quotes by Sinclair B. Ferguson More Quotes From Sinclair B. Ferguson For worship is, essentially, the reverse of sin. Sin began (and begins) when we succumb to the temptation, "You shall be as gods." We make ourselves the center of the universe and dethrone God. By contrast, worship is giving God his true worth; it is acknowledging Him to be the Lord of all things, and the Lord of everything in our lives. He is, indeed, the Most High God! Sinclair B. Ferguson worship temptation giving Twentieth-century man needs to be reminded at times that work is not the result of the Fall. Man was made to work, because the God who made him was a 'working God.' Man was made to be creative, with his mind and his hands. Work is part of the dignity of his existence. Sinclair B. Ferguson men hands fall God can be trusted even when he cannot be seen or understood. Sinclair B. Ferguson trusted understood The Father did not require the death of Christ to persuade Him to love us. Christ died because the Father loves us. Sinclair B. Ferguson died father christ If you desire anything less for yourself than absolute obedience to God, a life of total devotion to the Lord, a life of absolute sin-less-ness - if you desire anything less, you are fighting against God's desire for you. Sinclair B. Ferguson sin fighting desire If you are justified, you can no more be unjustified than Christ can be pulled down from heaven. Sinclair B. Ferguson justified heaven christ You do not become a master musician by playing just as you please, by imagining that learning the scales is sheer legalism and bondage! No, true freedom in any area of life is the consequence of regular discipline. It is no less true of the life of prayer. Sinclair B. Ferguson musician discipline prayer The true church is too different for the world to tolerate it. Sinclair B. Ferguson different church world When you look at the Cross, what do you see? You see God’s awesome faithfulness. Nothing – not even the instinct to spare His own Son – will turn him back from keeping His word. Sinclair B. Ferguson faithfulness looks son God's guidance will require patience on our part. His leading is not usually a direct assurance, a revelation, but His sovereign controlling of the circumstances of our lives, with the Word of God as our rule. It is therefore, inevitable that the unfolding of His purposes will take time - sometimes a very long time. Sinclair B. Ferguson sovereign purpose long Failure to deal with the presence of sin can often be traced back to spiritual amnesia – forgetting our new, true, real identity. As a believer, I am someone who has been delivered from the dominion of sin and who therefore is free and motivated to fight against the remnants of sin in my heart. You must know, rest in, think through, and act upon your new identity – you are in Christ Sinclair B. Ferguson real spiritual heart Where God is at the center of things, worship inevitably follows. Sinclair B. Ferguson worship Our thinking about who we are as Christians should not begin with what we can discover about ourselves by self-analysis. Rather, it begins with what God says about those who trust in Christ. Sinclair B. Ferguson self christian thinking The conviction that Christian doctrine matters for Christian living is one of the most important growth points of the Christian life. Sinclair B. Ferguson growth important christian God's promises are not fortune cookies. We do not use them in order to get a spiritual "fix" for the day. Sinclair B. Ferguson fortune-cookie spiritual order We can never reflect too much on God's grace. Sinclair B. Ferguson gods-grace too-much grace The Son of God came to dwell in human flesh for us in order that He might come to dwell in us by His Spirit. Sinclair B. Ferguson flesh order son The determining factor of my existence is no longer my past. Sinclair B. Ferguson christian past jesus Man's insulting God is not reversed by our insulting man. Sinclair B. Ferguson insulting men No one can will the will to will what it will not will! Sinclair B. Ferguson
