The Bible teaches we are not only saved by grace, but we also live by grace every day of our lives. It is this important aspect of grace that seems to be so little understood or practiced by Christians.
– Jerry Bridges –
from Transforming Grace
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Giving thanks to God – Jerry Bridges
Giving thanks to God for both His temporal and spiritual blessings in our lives is not just a nice thing to do—it is the moral will of God. Failure to give Him the thanks due Him is sin.
– Jerry Bridges –
Cultural Holiness – Jerry Bridges
Many Christians have what we might call a “cultural holiness”. They adapt to the character and behavior pattern of Christians around them. As the Christian culture around them is more or less holy, so these Christians are more or less holy. 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.
– Jerry Bridges –
Cultural holiness or true holiness? – Jerry Bridges
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.
– Jerry Bridges –
The Hallmark of a Godly Person – Jerry Bridges
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.
– Jerry Bridges –
Conformity to the Character of God – Jerry Bridges
Many Christians have what we might call a “cultural holiness.” They adapt to the character and behavior pattern of Christians around them. As the Christian culture around them is more or less holy, so these Christians are more or less holy. 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.
– Jerry Bridges –
The Gospel Is The Most Important Message – Jerry Bridges
The gospel is not only the most important message in all of history; it is the only essential message in all of history. Yet we allow thousands of professing Christians to live their entire lives without clearly understanding it and experiencing the joy of living in it.
– Jerry Bridges –
The Person Who Fears God – Jerry Bridges
The person who fears God seeks to live all of life to the glory of God. … All the activities of life should be pursued with the aim of glorifying God.
– Jerry Bridges –
August 8, 2013
As we grow in holiness, we grow in hatred of sin; and God, being infinitely holy, has an infinite hatred of sin
– Jerry Bridges –
from The Pursuit of Holiness