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We discover the will of God by a sensitive application of Scripture to our own lives.

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When man became the measure of all things what was lost was man.
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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 has chosen us. Our status is not a matter of our worthiness, but of His love.
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The weakest faith gets the same strong Christ as does the strongest faith.
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Do I learn through dark providences, or simply seem relieved when they are over?
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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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How do we bring glory to God? The Bible’s short answer is: by growing more and more like Jesus Christ.
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No short-cut that tries to bypass the patient unfolding of the true character of God, and our relationship to him as his children, can ever succeed in providing long-term spiritual therapy.
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Secular humanism debases the human.
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There is a difference between a well-instructed congregation and a well-nourished one.
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Worship is not something we work up, it is something that comes down to us, from the character of God.
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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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Knowing God is your single greatest privilege as a Christian
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We can never reflect too much on God's grace.
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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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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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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 best defend the Lord's glory by speaking first TO Him about unbelieving men rather than speaking first ABOUT Him to unbelieving men.
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When you look at the Cross, what do you see? You see God’s awesome faithfulness. Nothing – not even the instinct to spare His own Son – will turn him back from keeping His word.
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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.
Sinclair B. Ferguson