Our duty is found in the revealed will of God in the Scriptures. Our trust must be in the sovereign will of God as He works in the ordinary circumstances of our daily lives for our good and His glory. Jerry Bridges More Quotes by Jerry Bridges More Quotes From Jerry Bridges The purpose of God's discipline is not to punish us but to transform us. Jerry Bridges discipline purpose christian Truth is we must plant and we must water if we are to make progress with our children in holiness but only the Holy Spirit can change our children more and more into the likeness of Jesus. Our problem is we tend to depend upon our planting and watering rather than the Lord. Jerry Bridges water children jesus The pursuit of holiness must be anchored in the grace of God; otherwise it is doomed to failure Jerry Bridges pursuit holiness grace Peace should be a hallmark of the godly person, first because it is a Godlike trait: God is called the God of peace several times in the New Testament. He took the initiative to establish peace with rebellious men, and He is the author of both personal peace as well as peace among men. Peace should be part of our character also because God has promised us His peace, because He has commanded us to let peace rule in our lives and relationships, and because peace is a fruit of the Spirit and therefore an evidence of His working in our lives. Jerry Bridges godly character men Every day that we're not practicing godliness we're being conformed to the world of ungodliness around us. Jerry Bridges godliness world From our limited vantage point, our lives are marked by an endless series of contingencies. We frequently find ourselves, instead of acting as we planned, reacting to an unexpected turn of events. We make plans but are often forced to change those plans. But there are no contingencies with God. Our unexpected, forced change of plans is a part of His plan. God is never surprised; never caught off guard; never frustrated by unexpected developments. God does as He pleases and that which pleases Him is always for His glory and our good. Jerry Bridges frustrated events acting Our first problem is that our attitude towards sin is more self-centred than God-centred. We are more concerned about our own "Victory" over sin than we are about the fact that our sin grieve the heart of God. We cannot tolerate failure in our struggle with sin chiefly because we are success oriented, not because we know it is offensive to God. Jerry Bridges struggle heart attitude Christ exhausted the cup of God’s wrath. For all who trust in Him there is nothing more in the cup. It is empty. Jerry Bridges exhausted cups wrath As we grow in holiness, we grow in hatred of sin; and God, being infinitely holy, has an infinite hatred of sin. Jerry Bridges holiness sin hatred Sometimes the end God has in mind is to exercise our faith, so He brings us into straitened circumstances so that we might look up to Him and see His deliverance. Jerry Bridges mind exercise looks As we search the Scriptures, we must allow them to search us, to sit in judgment upon our character and conduct. Jerry Bridges scripture christian character The grace that brought salvation to you is the same grace that teaches or disciplines you. But you must respond on the basis of grace, not law. Jerry Bridges discipline grace law God’s love to us cannot fail any more than His love to Christ can fail. Jerry Bridges his-love failing christ When God saves us through Christ, He not only saves us from the penalty of sin, but also from its dominion. Jerry Bridges sin dominion christ The assurance of His total forgiveness of our sins through the blood of Christ means we don't have to play defensive games anymore. We don't have to rationalize and excuse our sins. We can call sin exactly what it is, regardless of how ugly and shameful it may be, because we know that Jesus bore that sin in His body on the cross. Jerry Bridges forgiveness mean jesus God never wastes pain. He always uses it to accomplish his purpose. And his purpose is for his glory and our good. Therefore we can trust him when our hearts are aching or our bodies are racked with pain Jerry Bridges pain purpose heart Even our tears of repentance need to be washed in the blood of the Lamb. Jerry Bridges tears blood needs A son or daughter in any human family is either born to or adopted by the parents. By definition, a child can't be both. But with God we're both born of Him and adopted by Him. Jerry Bridges daughter children son We might say God's wrath is His justice in action, rendering to everyone his just due, which, because of our sin is always judgment. Jerry Bridges wrath justice might 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. Jerry Bridges holiness conformity character
