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The life of faith is not only totally different from, but also diametrically opposite to, a life of feeling.

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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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Formerly I regarded it miserable business to be a Christian, but now I think differently. Once I thought certain things delightful, now I think them vile. Once I thought other things utterly worthless, now I think them most precious. That is a change of mind, and that is repentance.
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God will answer all our questions in one way and one way only. Namely, by showing us more of his Son.
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The ‘flesh’ is too bad to be cleansed; it must be crucified.
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If you would test the character of anything, you only need to enquire whether that thing leads you to God or away from God.
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Prayer is work. The experiences of many children of God demonstrate that it accomplishes far more than does any other form of work. It is also warfare, for it is one of the weapons in fighting the enemy. However, only prayer in the spirit is genuinely effectual.
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To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
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Oh, Lord, you have indeed been gracious to me.
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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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The Christian experience, from start to finish, is a journey of faith.
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To bear the cross means that you refrain from doing what you have the power to do. You are qualified to fulfill your desire, yet you refrain from doing so.
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Revelation is the first step to holiness, and consecration is the second. A day must come in our lives, as definite as the day of our conversion, when we give up all right to ourselves and submit to the absolute Lordship of Jesus Christ.
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Often Satan injects pride into the believer’s spirit, evoking in him an attitude of self-importance and of self-conceit. He causes him to esteem himself a very outstanding person, one who is indispensable in God’s work. Such a spirit constitutes one of the major reasons for the fall of believers.
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We should understand that the body is for the Lord and not for ourselves; hence we should refrain from using it for our pleasure.
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Our old history ends with the Cross; our new history begins with the resurrection.
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He who is able to accept everything gladly from the Lord – including darkness, dryness, flatness – and completely disregard self is he who lives for Him.
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