A born-again person ought to possess unspeakable peace in the spirit.
WATCHMAN NEEThe Christian experience, from start to finish, is a journey of faith.
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Spiritual advancement is measured by faithful obedience.
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Repentance means a change of mind. Formerly, I thought sin as a pleasant thing, but now I have changed my mind about it. Formerly, I thought the world an attractive place, but now I know better.
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A Christian life is an unending engagement on the battlefield.
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Christians ought to eliminate their folly. They ought to adopt God’s view of the absolute impossibility for their natural walk to please Him. They must dare to allow the Holy Spirit to point out to them every corruption of the soul life.
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Actually, only God can satisfy a Christian’s heart; man cannot.
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Just being satisfied with Him and nothing else, immediately you scent the fragrance. There is a savor of the Lord. Something has been crushed, something has been broken, and there is a resulting odor of sweetness.
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Lord, I am willing to break my heart in order that I may satisfy Thy heart!
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We consider strong emotion or outward conduct as life. In reality, though, these are not life. We ought to realize that only the Lord is life. Christ is our life. And it is the Lord who lives out this life in us.
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I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.
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Our rest lies in looking to the Lord, not to ourselves.
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Baptism is an outward expression of an inward faith.
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All satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
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The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus.
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Let us ask Him to deliver us from the many external and fragmentary affairs that we may touch only Him.
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Prayer is the acid test of the inner man’s strength. A strong spirit is capable of praying much and praying with all perseverance until the answer comes. A weak one grows weary and fainthearted in the maintenance of praying.
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