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Knowing God is your single greatest privilege as a Christian

Sinclair B. Ferguson

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True discernment means not only distinguishing the right from the wrong it means distinguishing the primary from the secondary, the essential from the indifferent, and the permanent from the transient. And, yes, it means distinguishing between the good and the better, and even between the better and the best.
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The only thing of my very own which I contribute to my redemption is the sin from which I need to be redeemed.
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You must know, rest in, think through, and act upon your new identity - you are in Christ
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The foundation of our love for the Lord lies in the recognition of His holiness, our sinfulness, and His grace.
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Be obedient even when you do not know where obedience may lead you
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Where God is at the center of things, worship inevitably follows.
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Probably no theologian in English language has ever rivaled Owen stressing the absolute centrality of Christ's penal substitution and therefore his as Priest. . . . For that reason alone The Priesthood of Christ is worth all the time it takes to read it with humility, care, and reflection.
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God can be trusted even when he cannot be seen or understood.
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Jesus Christ is able to set us free because He has dealt with the sin that enslaves us.
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Do I learn through dark providences, or simply seem relieved when they are over?
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The determining factor of my existence is no longer my past.
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Contentment is an undervalued grace.
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The conviction that Christian doctrine matters for Christian living is one of the most important growth points of the Christian life.
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The fear of the Lord tends to take away all other fears... This is the secret of Christian courage and boldness.
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You do not become a master musician by playing just as you please, by imagining that learning the scales is sheer legalism and bondage! No, true freedom in any area of life is the consequence of regular discipline. It is no less true of the life of prayer.
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The real test that I believe that God is love is that tragedies don't separate me from the conviction that God is love.
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Inerrancy matters because it honors the Spirit, who wants to honor the Son, who wants to honor the Father.
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If you are justified, you can no more be unjustified than Christ can be pulled down from heaven.
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When I look at the cross, I learn to say: 'The Son of God loved me, and gave Himself for me' (Galatians 2:20). I begin to believe with Paul that if God did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up to the cross for me, then He loves me so much He will always give me only what will bring me blessing (Romans 8:32).
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Remember that you are not saved by increased levels of holiness, however desirable it is that you should reach them. ...It is Christ who saves us-through faith. Your faith is a poor and crumbling thing, as is your spiritual service. Jesus Christ alone is qualified and able to save you because of what He has done.
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