You cannot have a moral holiday and remain moral, nor can you have a spiritual holiday and remain spiritual. God wants you to be entirely his, and this means that you have to watch to keep yourself fit. It takes a tremendous amount of time. Some of us expect to “clear the numberless ascensions”* in about two minutes.
Oswald ChambersTag: patience discipleship
Everything in Scripture is either preparation for the Gospel, presentation of the Gospel, or participation in the Gospel.
Dave HarveyTag: evangelism gospel-centred discipleship intimacy-with-god maturation
The main characteristic which is the proof of the indwelling Spirit is an amazing tenderness in personal dealing, and a blazing truthfulness with regard to God’s Word.
Oswald ChambersTag: discipleship god-s-word
It never cost a disciple anything to follow Jesus; to talk about cost when you are in love with anyone is an insult.
Oswald ChambersTag: devotion discipleship
We are not built for mountains and dawns and artistic affinities; they are for moments of inspiration, that is all. We are built for the valley, for the ordinary stuff of life, and this is where we have to prove our mettle. A false Christianity takes us up on the mount and we want to stay there. But what about the devil-possessed world? Oh, let it go to hell! We are having a great time up here.
Oswald ChambersTag: hell discipleship
Not only did Jesus purposefully enter the wilderness on a regular basis but historically, God seems to prefer meeting with man in these desert regions.
Amy Layne LitzelmanTag: solitude prayer wilderness discipleship
Don't get me wrong, I like NASCAR and shopping at Nordstrom's, but discipleship is intrinsic as a lifestyle."
~R. Alan Woods [2013]
Tag: spirituality lifestyle discipleship r-alan-woods
Being that 'reason is not antithetical to faith' (Woods) and that Pentecost established the Reality of super-nature (Lewis) and that 'theology matters' (Wimber), then 'empowered evangelicalism' (Nathan) is the natural expression of discipleship."
~R. Alan Woods [2013]
Tag: reason faith reasoning theology supernatural mis faith-reason discipleship evangelicalism supernaturally r-alan-woods duna
If we are cut loose from the anchor of God's Word, we will not be free. We will be slaves of personal passions and popular trends.
John PiperTag: christian discipleship
There are no shortcuts to maturity in discipleship; it was, is, and always will be learned over time and under pressure walking in union with Christ."
~R. Alan Woods [2013]
Tag: maturity discipleship union-with-christ r-alan-woods experientially
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