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Most Christians have more Bibles than they know what to do with, but have little understanding of what is in them.

Sinclair B. Ferguson

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Regeneration, however it is described, is a divine activity in us, in which we are not the actors but the recipients.
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Where God is at the center of things, worship inevitably follows.
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Marriage, and the process of coming to it, is not heaven! It is the bonding together of two needy sinners in order to make a partnership which is substantially greater than either of them alone.
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Contentment is an undervalued grace.
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Do I learn through dark providences, or simply seem relieved when they are over?
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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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Secular humanism debases the human.
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The foundation of worship in the heart is not emotional...it is theological.
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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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The Son of God came to dwell in human flesh for us in order that He might come to dwell in us by His Spirit.
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We discover the will of God by a sensitive application of Scripture to our own lives.
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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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God's guidance will require patience on our part. His leading is not usually a direct assurance, a revelation, but His sovereign controlling of the circumstances of our lives, with the Word of God as our rule. It is therefore, inevitable that the unfolding of His purposes will take time - sometimes a very long time.
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The jewels of spiritual service are always quarried in the depths of spiritual experience. Never is this more true than in revival. Bend the church and save the people.
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The weakest faith gets the same strong Christ as does the strongest faith.
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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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God can be trusted even when he cannot be seen or understood.
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We can never reflect too much on God's grace.
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There is a difference between a well-instructed congregation and a well-nourished one.
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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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