312 Quotes by Jerry Bridges

Even as Christians our best efforts are still marred with imperfect performance and impure motives. But God no longer “sees” either our deliberate disobedience or our marred performances. Instead He “sees” the righteousness of Christ, which He has already imputed to us.

Evil Rulers Are Never Beyond The Bounds of God’s Sovereign Will.

Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives.

God is never at a loss because He cannot find someone to cooperate with Him in carrying out His plan. He so moves in the hearts of people – either Christians or non Christians, it makes no difference – that they willingly, of their own free will carry out His plans.

God’s guidance is almost always step-by-step; He does not show us our life’s plan all at once. Sometimes our anxiousness to know the will of God comes from a desire to peer over God’s shoulder to see what His plan is. What we need to do is learn to trust Him to guide us.

If there is a single event in all of the universe that can occur outside of God’s sovereign control, then we cannot trust Him.

What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus.”2.

The pursuit of holiness must be anchored in the grace of God; otherwise it is doomed to failure.

We obey God’s Law, not to be loved but because we are loved in Christ.