Pursuit of Holiness, 2
01 Feb 2009 Leave a Comment
in Quotes, The Pursuit of Holiness
“The apostle John said, ‘My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin’ (1 John 2:1). The whole purpose of John’s letter, he says, is that we not sin. One day as I was studying this chapter I realized that my personal life’s objective regarding holiness was less than that of John’s. He was saying, in effect, ‘Make it your aim not to sin.’ As I thought about this, I realized that deep within my heart my real aim was not to sin very much…I realized God was calling me that day to a deeper level of commitment to holiness than I had previously been willing to make.”
- Jerry Bridges, The Pursuit of Holiness, pp.92-93.
Pursuit of Holiness, 1
23 Jan 2009 1 Comment
in Quotes, The Pursuit of Holiness
“If holiness then is so basic to Christian life, why do we not experience it more in daily living? . . . Our first problem is that our attitude toward sin is more self-centered than God-centered. We are more concerned about our own “victory” over sin than we are about the fact that our sins grieve the heart of God. We cannot tolerate failure in our struggle with sin chiefly because we are success-oriented, not because we know it is offensive to God.”
-Jerry Bridges, The Pursuit of Holiness, p. 16
