“Spiritual growth depends on two things: first a willingness to live according to the Word of God; second, a willingness to take whatever consequences emerge as a result.” FirstsTwoSpiritualGrowthResultsDependsConsequenceTwo ThingsSpiritual GrowthWillingnessWord Of God Author:Sinclair B. Ferguson
“Our first priority in ministry must be love. Love for His Word, love for His people, and love for His appearing.” PeopleFirstsAnd LovePrioritiesMinistryAppearingWords Love Author:Sinclair B. Ferguson
“There are actually only ever two pastoral problems you will ever encounter. The first is this: persuading those who are under the dominion of sin that they are under the dominion of sin. That's the task of evangelism. And [second], persuading those who are no longer under the dominion of sin that they are no longer under the dominion of sin because they're Christ's.” FirstsTwoProblemChristSinTasksEncountersEvangelismDominionPersuading Author:Sinclair B. Ferguson
“We best defend the Lord's glory by speaking first TO Him about unbelieving men rather than speaking first ABOUT Him to unbelieving men.” MenFirstsLordGlory Author:Sinclair B. Ferguson
“This, then, is the foundation of sanctification in Reformed theology. It is rooted, not in humanity and their achievement of holiness or sanctification, but in what God has done in Christ, and for us in union with him. Rather than view Christians first and foremost in the microcosmic context of their own progress, the Reformed doctrine first of all sets them in the macrocosm of God's activity in redemptive history. It is seeing oneself in this context that enables the individual Christian to grow in true holiness.” FirstsDoneChristianHumanityIndividualGrowsChristViewsProgressSeeingActivityAchievementFoundationUnionsOneselfTheologyDoctrineHolinessRootedSanctificationReformed Theology Author:Sinclair B. Ferguson
