Jerry Bridges quotes - page 2

God in His infinite wisdom knows exactly what adversity we need to grow more and more into the likeness of His Son. He not only knows what we need but when we need it and how best to bring it to pass in out lives. He is the perfect teacher or coach. His discipline is always exactly suited for our needs. He never overtrains by allowing too much adversity into our lives. (Jerry Bridges)
A willingness to share our possessions with one another is a very important aspect of true biblical community. View quote
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All pain we experience is intended to move us closer to the goal of being holy as He is holy. View quote
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Sometimes the end God has in mind is to exercise our faith, so He brings us into straitened circumstances so that we might look up to Him and see His deliverance. View quote
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Every day that we're not practicing godliness we're being conformed to the world of ungodliness around us. View quote
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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. View quote
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Biblical community is first of all the sharing of a common life in Christ. View quote
Jerry Bridges