The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus.
WATCHMAN NEEMan’s thought is always of the punishment that will come to him if he sins. But God’s thought is always of the glory man will miss if he sins. God’s purpose for redemption is glory, glory, glory.
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God will not give me humility, or patience, or holiness, or love as separate investments of His grace. He has given only one gift to meet our need, His Son Christ Jesus.
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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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The right attitude is this: that I have my own will, yet I will the will of God.
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The Blood deals with what we have done, whereas the Cross deals with what we are. The Blood disposes of our sins, while the Cross strikes at the root of our capacity for sin.
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Life in the spirit is a suffering way, filled with watching and laboring, burdened by weariness and trial, punctuated by heartbreak and conflict.
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With fear and trembling we must rely upon God for guidance in the inner depths. This is the sole way to walk according to the spirit.
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Spiritual advancement is measured by faithful obedience.
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Our rest lies in looking to the Lord, not to ourselves.
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To remove warfare from a spiritual life is to render it unspiritual.
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Our old history ends with the Cross; our new history begins with the resurrection.
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Outside Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full.
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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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If Christ lives in us, we will rejoice in everything, and we will thank and praise the Lord. We will say, ‘Hallelujah! Praise the Lord’ forever.
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With complete consecration comes perfect peace.
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Food ought not hinder our fellowship with God since it is to be taken purely to preserve the body in health.
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