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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
Author
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Tyler
Texas
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Devotion
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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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The pursuit of holiness must be anchored in the grace of God otherwise it is doomed to failure
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The opposite of retaliation is to entrust ourselves to God, who judges justly.
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Faith in Christ and a reliance on ourselves, even to the smallest degree, are mutually exclusive.
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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.
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God in His love always wills what is best for us. In His wisdom He always knows what is best, and in His sovereignty He has the power to bring it about.
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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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The cure for the sin of envy and jealousy is to find our contentment in God
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To live by grace is to live solely by the merit of Jesus Christ. To live by grace is to base my entire relationship with God, including my acceptance and standing with Him, on my union with Christ.
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Thankfulness to God is a recognition that God in His goodness and faithfulness has provided for us and cared for us, both physically and spiritually. It is a recognition that we are totally dependent upon Him that all that we are and have comes from God.
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God's sovereignty does not negate our responsibility to pray, but rather makes it possible for us to pray with confidence.
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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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As we become soft and lazy in our bodies, we tend to become soft and lazy spiritually.
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Legalism insists on conformity to manmade religious rules and requirements, which are often unspoken but are nevertheless very real... There are far too many instances within Christendom where our traditions and rules are, in practice, more important than God's commands.
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As we grow in holiness, we grow in hatred of sin and God, being infinitely holy, has an infinite hatred of sin.
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