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Godly character flows out of devotion to God and practically confirms the reality of that devotion.

Jerry Bridges

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Jerry Bridges
Age: 86 †
Born: 1929
Born: December 4
Died: 2016
Died: March 6
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Tyler
Texas
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The cure for the sin of envy and jealousy is to find our contentment in God
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As we become soft and lazy in our bodies, we tend to become soft and lazy spiritually.
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So often we try to develop Christian character and conduct without taking the time to develop God-centered devotion. We try to please God without taking the time to walk with Him and develop a relationship with Him. This is impossible to do.
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God does not delight in our sufferings. He brings only that which is necessary, but He does not shrink from that which will help us grow.
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No circumstance is so big that He cannot control it.
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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.
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God will never allow any action against you that is not in accord with His will for you. And His will is always directed to our good.
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Our sins are forgiven and we are accepted as righteous by God because of both the sinless life and sin-bearing death of our Lord Jesus Christ. There is no greater motivation for dealing with sin in our lives than the realization of these two glorious truths of the gospel.
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Justified is even better than just as if I'd never sinned. It is also just as if I'd always obeyed.
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We don't have to start all over again and try to keep the slate clean. There is no more slate.
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Patience is the ability to suffer a long time under the mistreatment of others without growing resentful or bitter.
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God's Word must be so strongly fixed in our minds that it becomes the dominant influence in our thoughts, our attitudes, and our actions. One of the most effective ways of influencing our minds is through memorizing Scripture. David said, I have hidden Your Word in my heart that I might not sin against You (Psm. 119:11).
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The solution to staying on the right side of the fine line between using and abusing grace is repentance. The road to repentance is godly sorrow (2 Corinthians 7:10). Godly sorrow is developed when we focus on the true nature of sin as an offense against God rather than something that makes us feel guilty.
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