312 Quotes by Jerry Bridges

Without this relationship with God, there can be no spiritual relationship with one another.

Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God.

We don’t have to start all over again and try to keep the slate clean. There is no more slate.

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.

We are brought into God’s kingdom by grace; we are sanctified by grace; we receive both temporal and spiritual blessings by grace; we are motivated to obedience by grace; we are called to serve and enabled to serve by grace; we receive strength to endure trials by grace; and finally, we are glorified by grace. The entire Christian life is lived under the reign of God’s grace.

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.

If you are going to experience the joy of your freedom in Christ, you have to decide whether you will please God or people.

Grace is not a matter of God’s making up the difference, but of God’s providing all the “cost” of salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Christ’s death was the result of God’s grace; grace is not the result of Christ’s death.