Quotes from Jerry Bridges

Every day is important for us because it is a day ordained by God.

The opposite of retaliation is to entrust ourselves to God, who judges justly.

We might say God's wrath is His justice in action, rendering to everyone his just due, which, because of our sin is always judgment.

Evil Rulers Are Never Beyond The Bounds of God's Sovereign Will

Worship from the heart in times of adversity implies an attitude of humble acceptance on our part of God's right to do as He pleases in our lives.

A son or daughter in any human family is either born to or adopted by the parents. By definition, a child can't be both. But with God we're both born of Him and adopted by Him.

Worship is the specific act of ascribing to God the glory, majesty, honor, and worthiness which are His.

The cure for the sin of envy and jealousy is to find our contentment in God

If there is not at least a yearning in our hearts to live a holy life pleasing to God, we need to seriously question whether our faith in Christ is genuine.

The person who fears God seeks to live all of life to the glory of God... All the activities of life should be pursued with the aim of glorifying God.

Holiness begins in our minds and works out to our actions. This being true, what we allow to enter our minds is critically important. The television programs we watch, the movies we may attend, the books and magazines we read, the music we listen to, and the conversations we have all affect our minds.

In the arena of adversity, the Scriptures teach us three essential truths about God—truths we must believe if we are to trust Him in adversity. They are: • God is completely sovereign. • God is infinite in wisdom. • God is perfect in love. Someone has expressed these three truths as they relate to us in this way: "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.