Charles Bridges
To have God’s countenance not only turned from us, but turned against us, His eternal frown instead of His smile – this will be hell instead of heaven.
Charles Bridges
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Charles Bridges
To have God’s countenance not only turned from us, but turned against us, His eternal frown instead of His smile – this will be hell instead of heaven.
Charles Bridges
Notre cœur se réveille souvent quand nous dormons, et Dieu peut lui parler, soit par des mots, soit par des proverbes, soit par des signes et des similitudes, aussi bien que si on était éveillé.
John Bunyan
Our heart oft times wakes when we sleep, and God can speak to that, either by words, by proverbs, by signs and similitudes, as well as if one was awake.
John Bunyan
Alistair Begg, Made For His Pleasure, Moody Press, 1996, p. 109.
We should neither court suffering nor complain about it. Instead, we should see it as one of the means God chooses to employ in order to make us increasingly useful to the Master. It is from this perspective that James urges his readers to “consider it pure joy…whenever you face trials of many kinds” (James 1:2).
Alistair Begg, Made For His Pleasure, Moody Press, 1996, p. 109.
1. Dieu m'ordonne de ne jamais me plaindre (Phil. 2:14).
2. Dieu me commande de rendre grâce en toute circonstance (1 Thes. 5:18).
3. Dieu me commande de me réjouir toujours, et surtout dans les moments d'épreuve (1 Thes. 5:16 ; Jas. 1:2).
4. Je mérite toujours bien pire que ce que je souffre maintenant, en fait, je mérite l'enfer (Lam. 3:39 ; Lc. 13:2-3).
5. À la lumière du bonheur et de la gloire éternels que je connaîtrai au ciel, cette épreuve actuelle est extrêmement brève et insignifiante, même si elle devait durer toute une vie (Rom. 8:18 ; 2 Cor. 4:19).
6. Mes souffrances sont bien moindres que celles que Christ a endurées, et il ne s'en est pas plaint (1 P 2.23).
7. Se plaindre, c'est dire que Dieu n'est pas juste (Gen. 18:25).
8. La foi et la prière excluent la plainte (Psm. 34:4).
9. Cette difficulté est utilisée par Dieu pour mon bien et il est insensé pour moi de m'en plaindre (Rom. 8:28).
10. Ceux qui sont plus fidèles que moi ont souffert bien pire que moi, et l'ont fait sans se plaindre (Héb. 11:35-39).
11. Se plaindre, c'est nier que la grâce de Dieu est entièrement suffisante (2 Cor. 12:9).
12. La plus grande souffrance, la pire épreuve ou difficulté, ne pourra jamais me priver de ce qui a le plus de valeur pour moi et qui est ma plus grande joie, à savoir l'amour du Christ (Rom. 8:35-39).
Bill Izard
A 12 Point Cure for stopping omplaining:
1. God commands me never to complain (Phil. 2:14).
2. God commands me to give thanks in every circumstance (1 Thes. 5:18).
3. God commands me to rejoice always, and especially in times of trial (1 Thes. 5:16; Jas. 1:2).
4. I always deserve much worse than what I am suffering now, in fact, I deserve hell (Lam. 3:39; Lk. 13:2-3).
5. In light of the eternal happiness and glory that I will experience in heaven, this present trial is extremely brief and insignificant, even if it were to last a lifetime (Rom. 8:18; 2 Cor. 4:19).
6. My suffering is far less than that which Christ suffered, and He did not complain (1 Pet. 2:23).
7. To complain is to say God is not just (Gen. 18:25).
8. Faith and prayer exclude complaining (Psm. 34:4).
9. This difficulty is being used by God for my good and it is foolish for me to complain against it (Rom. 8:28).
10. Those more faithful than I have suffered far worse than I, and did so without complaint (Heb. 11:35-39).
11. Complaining denies that God’s grace is entirely sufficient (2 Cor. 12:9).
12. The greatest suffering, the worst trial or difficulty, can never rob me of that which is of greatest value to me and my greatest joy, namely the love of Christ (Rom. 8:35-39).
Bill Izard
Jonathan Leeman
Are deeds “necessary” for raising the dead and freeing the enslaved? From the standpoint of the Spirit’s work, no. From the standpoint of Christianity’s public credibility, generally yes. The Spirit’s work will produce evidence in our deeds. And every good deed becomes one more witness who testifies on behalf of the gospel’s truth and power.
Jonathan Leeman
Alistair Begg, Preaching for God's Glory, Crossway, 1999, p. 44-45.
James Stewart used to say, “Be yourself, but also, forget yourself!” Self-forgetfulness is of vital importance. We cannot make much of ourselves and much of the Lord Jesus Christ simultaneously. If people leave worship saying, “What an amazing preacher!” we have failed. Instead we must long for them to say, “What a great God, and what a p
rivilege it is to meet Him in His Word, as we have just done.”
Alistair Begg, Preaching for God’s Glory, Crossway, 1999, p. 44-45.
Oswald Chambers
Have you ever realized that you can give things to God that are of value to Him? Or are you just sitting around daydreaming about the greatness of His redemption, while neglecting all the things you could be doing for Him? I'm not referring to works which could be regarded as divine and miraculous, but ordinary, simple human things - things which would be evidence to God that you are totally surrendered to Him.
Oswald Chambers
Jonathan Leeman
We’re strangers and aliens. Christians must look forward to their homeland… But hold on. There is a place on earth where citizens of heaven can, at this moment, find official recognition and asylum: the local church. Churches represent Christ’s rule now. They affirm and protect his citizens now. They proclaim his laws now. They bow before him as King now and call all peoples to do the same.
Jonathan Leeman
John Gerstner, Theology for Everyman, Moody, 1965, chapitre 1.
[We] may have knowledge of God and not be saved, but he can never be saved without knowledge of God.
John Gerstner, Theology for Everyman, Moody, 1965, Chapter 1.
George Macdonald
The principle part of faith is patience.
George Macdonald
Joseph Hall
Death did not first strike Adam, the first sinful man, nor Cain, the first hypocrite, but Abel, the innocent and righteous. The first soul that met death overcame death; the first soul parted from earth went to heaven. Death argues not displeasure, because he whom God loved best dies first, and the murderer is punished with living.
Joseph Hall
Mark Dever, Discipling, 9Marks, page 20.
Maybe you’ve thought that you really need to be discipled before you can disciple. It is certainly crucial to be a disciple. But Jesus gave the command to make disciples to you. And part of being a disciple, in fact, is to disciple. Part of growing in maturity is helping others grow in maturity. God wants you to be in churches not merely so that your needs are met, but so that you will be equipped and encouraged to care for others.
Mark Dever, Discipling, 9Marks, page 20.
John Hannah, To God be the Glory, Crossway, 2000, p. 44.
Though God created the world, like us it has suffered the destructive causes of the Fall. As He cares about the restoration of mankind, so He is glorified when His orderliness, beauty and symmetry are restored to the world.
John Hannah, To God be the Glory, Crossway, 2000, p. 44.
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Man’s ultimate destiny depends not on whether he can learn new lessons or make new discoveries and conquests, but on the acceptance of the lesson taught him close upon two thousand years ago.
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Sinclair Ferguson, The Christian Life, p. 175, 1997.
There is no mere doctrine of “the security” of the believer, as though God’s keeping of us took place irrespective of the lives we live. Indeed there is no such thing in the New Testament as a believer whose perseverance is so guaranteed that he can afford to ignore the warning notes which are sounded so frequently.
Sinclair Ferguson, The Christian Life, p. 175, 1997.
Oswald Chambers
Sum up the life of Jesus by any other standard than God’s, and it is an anticlimax of failure.
Oswald Chambers
John MacArthur, Jacques, Moody Publishers, 1998, p. 43.
Perseverance attests to God’s approval, for it gives evidence of eternal life (salvation). In other words, perseverance does not result in salvation and eternal life, but is itself the result and evidence of salvation and eternal life.
John MacArthur, James, Moody Publishers, 1998, p. 43.
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Charles H. Spurgeon
[Patience is] a grace as difficult as it is necessary, and as hard to come by as it is precious when it is gained.
Charles H. Spurgeon