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 BridgesMicah 7:19 ... "You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea." The picture is of God vigorously disposing of our sins by hurling them overboard. He doesn't just drop them over the side; He hurls them ...
Jerry Bridges... the pursuit of holiness must bre anchored in grace; otherwise it is doomed to failure.
Jerry BridgesScripture speaks of a holiness which we have in Christ before God and a holiness which we must strive after.
Jerry BridgesTo remember no more is God's way of expressing absolute forgiveness.
Jerry BridgesHoliness requires continual effort on our part and continual nourishing and strengthening by the Spirit.
Jerry BridgesTag: holiness
The heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 ... obeyed by faith ... obedience is the pathway to holiness ... no one will become holy apart from a life of faith. Faith enables us to claim the promises of God, but it also enables us to obey the commands of God.
Jerry BridgesWe obey God's Law, not to be loved but because we are loved in Christ.
Jerry BridgesTag: obedience god-s-love
We need to approach the Bible each day with a spirit of deep humility, recognizing that our understanding of spiritual truth is at best incomplete and to some extent inaccurate ... we should approach the Scriptures in humility and expect the Spirit to humble us even further as we continue being taught by Him from His Word.
Jerry BridgesTag: humility god-s-word
When we commit ourselves to the pursuit of holiness, we need to ensure that our commitment is actually to God, not simply to a holy lifestyle or a set of moral values ... offer yourselves to God, and in doing that commit yourselves to the pursuit of holiness in order to please Him.
Jerry BridgesTag: holiness
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