Quotes about Christian
Maturity in the Christian life is measured by only one test: how much closer to his character have we become?
- Elyse Fitzpatrick
Christian life consists of faith and charity
- Martin Luther
In Puritan thinking, the Christian life was a heroic venture, requiring a full quota of energy.
- Leland Ryken
There are powers that can counterfeit almost everything in the Christian life.
- Martyn Lloyd-Jones
The pursuit of holiness requires sustained and vigorous effort. It allows for no indolence, no lethargy, no halfhearted commitment, and no laissez faire attitude toward even the smallest sins. In short, it demands the highest priority in the life of a Christian, because to be holy is to be like Christ — God's goal for every Christian.
- Jerry Bridges
Christ's whole demeanor was such that people were often restful in His presence. This effect is another outworking of the grace of gentleness. People are at rest, or at ease, around the Christian who is truly gentle.
- Jerry Bridges
God expects every Christian to live a holy life. But holiness is not only expected; it is the promised birthright of every Christian.
- Jerry Bridges
A disposition to trust in ourselves is part of our sinful nature. It sometimes takes a major crisis, or at least a moderate one, to turn us toward the Lord. A mark of Christian maturity is to continually trust the Lord in the minutiae of daily life. If we learn to trust God in the minor adversities, we will be better prepared to trust Him in the major ones.
- Jerry Bridges
God has called every Christian to a holy life. There are no exceptions to this call.
- Jerry Bridges
One of the "talents" God has given to every Christian is the possibility of walking in holiness, being free from the dominion of sin
- Jerry Bridges
The pursuit of holiness is a joint venture between God and the Christian.
- Jerry Bridges
I don't know. I only think the Austrians will not stop when they have won a victory. It is in defeat that we become Christian. The Austrians are Christians-- except for the Bosnians. I don't mean technically Christian. I mean like Our Lord. He said nothing. We are all gentler now because we are beaten. How would our Lord have been f Peter had rescued him in the Garden?
- Ernest Hemingway