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Regeneration, however it is described, is a divine activity in us, in which we are not the actors but the recipients. (Sinclair B. Ferguson)
The foundation of worship in the heart is not emotional...it is theological. View quote
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If you desire anything less for yourself than absolute obedience to God, a life of total devotion to the Lord, a life of absolute sin-less-ness - if you desire anything less, you are fighting against God's desire for you. View quote
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The notion that we are children of God, his own sons and daughters, lies at the heart of all Christian theology, and is the mainspring of all Christian living. View quote
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Until we acknowledge our sin and guilt, we will never come to discover that it can be forgiven. View quote
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Marriage, and the process of coming to it, is not heaven! It is the bonding together of two needy sinners in order to make a partnership which is substantially greater than either of them alone. View quote
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Secular humanism debases the human. View quote
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You cannot open the pages of the New Testament without realizing that one of the things that makes it so 'new,' in every way, is that here men and women call God 'Father.' This conviction, that we can speak of the Master of the universe in such intimate terms, lies at the heart of the Christian faith. View quote
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Contentment is an undervalued grace. View quote
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Probably no theologian in English language has ever rivaled Owen stressing the absolute centrality of Christ's penal substitution and therefore his as Priest. . . . For that reason alone The Priesthood of Christ is worth all the time it takes to read it with humility, care, and reflection. View quote
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The determining factor of my existence is no longer my past. (Sinclair B. Ferguson)
Thankfulness grows best in the seed-bed of conviction, just as some plants must be placed in the soil in the winter if they are to flower in the summer. View quote
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When the New Testament speaks about the fullness of grace which we find in Christ, it does not mean only forgiveness, pardon and justification. Christ has done much more for us. He died for us, but he also lived for us. Now he has sent his own Spirit to us so that we might draw on his strength. He grew in grace, and when we draw on his power we shall likewise grow in grace. View quote
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Do I learn through dark providences, or simply seem relieved when they are over? View quote
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God does something to us as well as for us through the cross. He persuades us that He loves us. View quote
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The goal of theology is the worship of God. The posture of theology is on one's knees. The mode of theology is repentance. View quote
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No short-cut that tries to bypass the patient unfolding of the true character of God, and our relationship to him as his children, can ever succeed in providing long-term spiritual therapy. View quote
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When man became the measure of all things what was lost was man. View quote
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Inerrancy matters because it honors the Spirit, who wants to honor the Son, who wants to honor the Father. View quote
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I began to read for myself and realised that here was somebody who could teach me profound biblical theology, get inside my heart with his spiritual analysis, and help me to become a minister of the gospel, which is what I wanted to be. View quote
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