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Contentment is an undervalued grace.

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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 foundation of our love for the Lord lies in the recognition of His holiness, our sinfulness, and His grace.
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The foundation of worship in the heart is not emotional...it is theological.
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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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Where God is at the center of things, worship inevitably follows.
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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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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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Inerrancy matters because it honors the Spirit, who wants to honor the Son, who wants to honor the Father.
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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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Even those of us who have weak faith have the same strong Christ as others!
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