Quotes from Jerry Bridges

My own experience suggests that Satan attacks us far more in the area of God's love than either His sovereignty or His wisdom.

I have done so for two reasons: First, that we might see the depth of God's love, not only in giving His one and only Son, but in giving Him to die for such people as Paul has described us to be.

God never allows pain without a purpose in the lives of His children. He never allows Satan, nor circumstances, nor any ill-intending person to afflict us unless He uses that affliction for our good. God never wastes pain. He always causes it to work together for our ultimate good, the good of conforming us more to the likeness of His Son (see Romans 8:28-29).

The Bible is not merely a book about God; it is a book from God.

If God loved me enough to give His Son to die for me when I was His enemy, surely He loves me enough to care for me now that I am His child.

We might agree with what the Bible says about a certain sin, "and even make a commitment of sorts to put it out of our lives…..We would like to be rid of that sin, and even pray to God to take it away, but are we willing to say no to it?

Holiness, then, is not necessary as a condition of salvation—that would be salvation by works—but as a part of salvation that is received by faith in Christ. The

If God's love was sufficient for my greatest need, my eternal salvation, surely it is sufficient for my lesser needs, the adversities I encounter in this life.

We cannot receive half of God's grace. If we have experienced it at all, we will experience not only forgiveness of our sins but also freedom from sin's dominion.

Henry observed when commenting on Zephaniah 3:17, "The great God not only loves his saints, but he loves to love them." God takes great delight in loving us because we are His very own.

in order to trust God in adversity we must believe that God is completely sovereign, perfect in love, and infinite in wisdom.

This pursuit requires sustained, 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 a Christian's life because to be holy is to be like Christ - God's goal for every Christian. The word pursue

God's love always transcends human love, even human family love, in its ability to reach out to those in need.

Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (2 PETER 3:18)

Bitterness usually stems not so much from the other person's actions as from the effects of those actions on our lives. Consider the following scenario in your life.

Young then quotes Calvin, "In a word, the Prophet here describes to us the inconceivable carefulness with which God unceasingly watches over our salvation, that we may be fully convinced that he will never forsake us, though we may be afflicted with great and numerous calamities."1

To mortify sin we must focus on its true nature. So often we are troubled with a persistent sin only because it disturbs our peace and makes us feel guilty. We need to focus on it as an act of rebellion against God

You see, it is the effects of your being fired, not the act itself that determines whether you are tempted to become bitter.

God never wastes pain. He always uses it to accomplish His purpose. And His purpose is for His glory and our good.

But God never allows people to make decisions about us that undermine His plan for us.

God will never allow any action against you that is not in accord with His will for you. And His will is always directed to our good.

One of the speaker's main points was that if we want to live less stressful lives, we must learn to live with a single agenda: God's agenda. He pointed out that we tend to live under two agendas, ours and God's, and that the tension between them sets up stress.

His agenda for our lives that God will guard, protect, and advance. We must learn to live by His agenda if we are to trust Him.

God never allows people to make decisions about us that undermine His plan for us.