Quotessence
Home / Authors / Jerry Bridges
Jerry Bridges

Jerry Bridges Quotes

Author

Filter quotes by topic

AllSinHolinessChristGraceChristianHolyHeartIfsSpiritOur Lives

Famous Jerry Bridges Quotes

“Modern Christians, especially those in the Western world, have generally been found wanting in the area of holiness of body. Gluttony and laziness, for example, were regarded by earlier Christians as sin. Today we may look on these as weaknesses of the will but certainly not sin. We even joke about our overeating and other indulgences instead of crying out to God in confession and repentance.”

WorldLooksMayBodyTodayChristianFoundSinModernCryExampleJokesWeaknessAreasWesternHolinessRepentanceLazinessConfessionIndulgenceWestern WorldGluttonyOvereating
Author:Jerry Bridges
Create image

“Every day God patiently bears with us, and every day we are tempted to become impatient with our friends, neighbors, and loved ones. And our faults and failures before God are so much more serious than the petty actions of others that tend to irritate us! God calls us to graciously bear with the weaknesses of others, tolerating them and forgiving them even as He has forgiven us.”

ActionSeriousBearsWeaknessForgivingFaultsPatientNeighborLoved OnesForgivenTemptedPettyBe PatientImpatient
Book:The practice of godliness
Create image

“The fruit of patience in all its aspects - long-suffering, forbearance, endurance, and perseverance - is a fruit that is most intimately associated with our devotion to God. All character traits of godliness grow out of and have their foundation in our devotion to God, but the fruit of patience must grow out of that relationship in a particular way.”

WayLongCharacterSufferingGrowsParticularAspectFoundationFruitPatientPerseveranceDevotionEnduranceTraitsBe PatientGodlinessForbearanceLong SufferingCharacter TraitDevotion To God
Book:The practice of godliness
Create image

“Both gentleness and meekness are born of power, not weakness. There is a pseudo-gentlene ss that is effeminate, and there is a pseudo-meekness that is cowardly. But a Christian is to be gentle and meek because those are Godlike virtues... We should never be afraid, therefore, that the gentleness of the Spirit means weakness of character. It takes strength, God's strength, to be truly gentle.”

ShouldMeanCharacterChristianSpiritBornVirtueWeaknessGentleGentlenessCowardlyMeekMeeknessPseudoGodlikeWeakness Of Character
Author:Jerry Bridges
Create image

“In order to trust God, we must always view our adverse circumstances through the eyes of faith, not of sense. And just as the faith of salvation comes through hearing the message of the gospel (Romans 10:17), so the faith to trust God in adversity comes through the Word of God alone. It is only in the Scriptures that we find an adequate view of God's relationship to and involvement in our painful circumstances. It is only from the Scriptures, applied to our hearts by the Holy Spirit, that we receive the grace to trust God in adversity.”

HeartEyeSpiritOrderViewsGraceCircumstancesHolyMessagesAdversitySalvationPainfulHearingScriptureHoly SpiritWord Of GodTrust In GodFaith In GodAdequateInvolvementAdverseThrough The Eyes
Author:Jerry Bridges
Create image

“Prayer is the most tangible expression of trust in God. If we would trust God for our persecuted brothers and sisters in other countries, we must be diligent in prayer for their rulers. If we would trust God when decisions of government in our own country go against our best interests, we must pray for His working in the hearts of those officials and legislators who make those decisions. The truth that the king's heart is in the hand of the Lord is meant to be a stimulus to prayer, not a stimulus to a fatalistic attitude.”

IfsHeartCountryHandsGovernmentInterestPrayerDecisionAttitudeLordBrotherExpressionPrayingKingsOfficialsMeant To BeTrust In GodRulersOther CountriesBrothers And SistersStimulusTangibleLegislatorsDiligentPersecuted
Book:Trusting God
Create image

“The wisdom of the chess player is displayed more in winning over a capable opponent than a novice. The wisdom of the general is displayed more in defeating a superior army than in subduing an inferior one. Even more so, the wisdom of God is displayed when He brings good to us and glory to Himself out of confusion and calamity rather than out of pleasant times.”

WinningPlayerCapableGloryArmyChessSuperiorsConfusionOpponentsPleasantInferiorsCalamityChess PlayersNovices
Book:Trusting God
Create image

“God in His infinite wisdom knows exactly what adversity we need to grow more and more into the likeness of His Son. He not only knows what we need but when we need it and how best to bring it to pass in out lives. He is the perfect teacher or coach. His discipline is always exactly suited for our needs. He never overtrains by allowing too much adversity into our lives.”

KnowsNeedsGrowsPerfectToo MuchTeacherOur LivesSonDisciplineInfiniteAdversityCoachesAllowingPerfect Teacher
Author:Jerry Bridges
Create image

“Nothing can be more consoling to the man of God, than the conviction that the Lord who made the world governs the world; and that every event, great and small, prosperous and adverse, is under the absolute disposal of Him who doth all things well, and who regulates all things for the good of his people.”

PeopleMenWorldWellsMadeLordEventsHe ManAll ThingsAbsolutesConvictionProsperousAdverseConsolingMan Of God
Book:31 Days toward Trusting God
Create image

“Peace should be a hallmark of the godly person, first because it is a Godlike trait: God is called the God of peace several times in the New Testament. He took the initiative to establish peace with rebellious men, and He is the author of both personal peace as well as peace among men. Peace should be part of our character also because God has promised us His peace, because He has commanded us to let peace rule in our lives and relationships, and because peace is a fruit of the Spirit and therefore an evidence of His working in our lives.”

MenShouldFirstsWellsPersonsCharacterSpiritOur LivesEvidenceFruitTraitsInitiativeTestamentGodlyRebelliousNew TestamentHallmarkGodlikeFruits Of The SpiritPersonal Peace
Author:Jerry Bridges
Create image

“I realize anew that, just as we must learn to obey God one choice at a time, we must also learn to trust God one circumstance at a time. Trusting God is not a matter of my feelings but of my will. I never feel like trusting God when adversity strikes, but I can choose to do so even when I don’t feel like it. That act of the will, though, must be based on belief, and belief must be based on truth.”

FeelsI CanMatterFeelingsChoicesBeliefRealizingCircumstancesAdversityStrikesTrust In God
Book:Trusting God
Create image

“Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace.Pharisee-type believers unconsciously think they have earned God's blessing through their behavior. Guilt-laden believers are quite sure they have forfeited God's blessing through their lack of discipline or their disobedience. Both have forgotten the meaning of grace because they have moved away from the gospel and have slipped into a performance relationship with God.”

ThinkingNeedsGraceWorstTypeDisciplineBlessingBehaviorPerformancesMovedGuiltForgottenBelieverDisobedienceRelationship With GodGod's GracePhariseesWorst Day
Author:Jerry Bridges
Create image