Jerry Bridges Quotes

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• Don't believe everything you think. You cannot be trusted to tell yourself the truth. Stay in The Word.

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  Inspirational, Trust, Bible

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• Our worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace.

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  God, Bridges, Grace

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• God in His love always wills what is best for us. In His wisdom He always knows what is best, and in His sovereignty He has the power to bring it about.

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  His Love, Sovereignty, Love Always

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “Trusting God”, p.234, NavPress

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• Trust is not a passive state of mind. It is a vigorous act of the soul by which we choose to lay hold on the promises of God and cling to them despite the adversity that at times seeks to overwhelms us.

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  Adversity, Soul, Promise

  Jerry Bridges, Gerald Bridges, Jack Kuhatschek (1989). “You Can Trust God”, Navpress Publishing Group

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• Every day is important for us because it is a day ordained by God. If we are bored with life there is something wrong with our concept of God and His involvement in our daily lives. Even the most dull and tedious days of our lives are ordained by God and ought to be used by us to glorify Him.

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  Bored, Important, Dull

  Jerry Bridges (2014). “Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts”, p.106, Tyndale House

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• God's grace is not given to make us feel better, but to glorify Him... Good feelings may come, or they may not, but that is not the issue. The issue is whether or not we honor God by the way we respond to our circumstances.

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  Feel Better, Issues, Grace

  Jerry Bridges (2017). “Transforming Grace”, p.316, NavPress

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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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  True Joy, Fellowship, Share

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “The Pursuit of Holiness”, p.124, NavPress

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• 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.

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  Character, Godly, Men

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• The fruit of the Spirit is fundamentally relational. Rather than originating with us, it flows to us from our union with Christ, and it flows beyond us to bring us into fellowship with others. The secret of this flow - and our unity with God and others - is humility.

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  Humility, Unity, Secret

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• The great antidote to anxiety is to come to God in prayer. We are to pray about everything. Nothing is too big for Him to handle, and nothing is too small to escape His attention.

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  Prayer, Anxiety, Attention

  Jerry Bridges (1983). “The practice of godliness”, NavPress Publishing Group

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• We must allow the Bible to say what is says, not what we think it ought to say.

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  Thinking, Ought

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “Trusting God”, p.102, NavPress

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• Contentment is one of the most distinguishing traits of the godly person, because a godly person has his heart focused on God rather than on possessions or position or power.

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  Heart, Godly, Contentment

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “The Practice of Godliness”, p.84, NavPress

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• Thankfulness to God is a recognition that God in His goodness and faithfulness has provided for us and cared for us, both physically and spiritually. It is a recognition that we are totally dependent upon Him; that all that we are and have comes from God.

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  Thankfulness, Recognition, Faithfulness

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “The Practice of Godliness”, p.99, NavPress

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• The realization that my daily relationship with God is based on the infinite merit of Christ instead of on my own performance is a very freeing and joyous experience. But it is not meant to be a one-time experience; the truth needs to be reaffirmed daily.

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  Needs, Realization, Merit

  Jerry Bridges (2017). “Transforming Grace”, p.8, NavPress

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• God's Word must be so strongly fixed in our minds that it becomes the dominant influence in our thoughts, our attitudes, and our actions. One of the most effective ways of influencing our minds is through memorizing Scripture. David said, "I have hidden Your Word in my heart that I might not sin against You" (Psm. 119:11).

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  Attitude, Heart, Mind

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “The Pursuit of Holiness”, p.67, NavPress

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• Many Christians have what we might call a 'cultural holiness.' They adapt to the character and behavior pattern of Christians around them...But God has not called us to be like those around us. He has called us to be like Himself. Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God.

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  Christian, Character, Holiness

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• We must not allow our emotions to hold sway over our minds. Rather, we must seek to let the truth of God rule our minds. Our emotions must become subservient to the truth.

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  Mind, Emotion, Truth Of God

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “Trusting God”, p.146, NavPress

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• So often we try to develop Christian character and conduct without taking the time to develop God-centered devotion. We try to please God without taking the time to walk with Him and develop a relationship with Him. This is impossible to do.

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  Christian, Character, Trying

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “The Practice of Godliness”, p.12, NavPress

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• Biblical love is not emotions or feelings, but attitudes and actions that seek the best interests of the other person, regardless of how we feel toward him.

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  Attitude, Biblical, Love Is

  Jerry Bridges (1983). “The practice of godliness”, NavPress Publishing Group

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• Nothing can be more consoling to the man of God, than the conviction that the Lord who made the world governs the world; and that every event, great and small, prosperous and adverse, is under the absolute disposal of Him who doth all things well, and who regulates all things for the good of his people.

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  Men, People, Events

  Jerry Bridges (2017). “31 Days toward Trusting God”, p.108, NavPress

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• Every day God patiently bears with us, and every day we are tempted to become impatient with our friends, neighbors, and loved ones. And our faults and failures before God are so much more serious than the petty actions of others that tend to irritate us! God calls us to graciously bear with the weaknesses of others, tolerating them and forgiving them even as He has forgiven us.

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  Forgiving, Serious, Weakness

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “The Practice of Godliness”, p.174, NavPress

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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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  Important, Essentials, Messages

  Jerry Bridges (2014). “The Discipline of Grace: God's Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness”, p.28, Tyndale House

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• Love is costly. T forgive in love costs us our sense of justice. To serve in love costs us time. To share in love costs us money. Every act of love costs us in some way, just as it cost God to love us. But we are to live a life of love just as Christ loves us and gave Himself for us at great cost to Himself.

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  Valentines Day, Love Is, Justice

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• As we search the Scriptures, we must allow them to search us, to sit in judgment upon our character and conduct.

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  Christian, Character, Scripture

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “The Practice of Godliness”, p.74, NavPress

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• Lord, I am willing To receive what You give. To lack what You withhold. To relinquish what You take, To suffer what You inflict, To be what you require.

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  Giving, Suffering, Lord

  Jerry Bridges (2014). “Growing Your Faith: How to Mature in Christ”, p.107, Tyndale House

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