Because the Lord Jesus died on the Cross, I have received forgiveness of sins; because the Lord Jesus rose from the dead,
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The greatest negative in the universe is the Cross, for with it God wiped out everything that was not of Himself: the greatest positive in the universe is the resurrection, for through it God brought into being all.
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To remove warfare from a spiritual life is to render it unspiritual.
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Man’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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It is a life utterly outpoured for the kingdom of God and lived in complete disregard for one’s personal happiness.
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Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
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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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The ‘flesh’ is too bad to be cleansed; it must be crucified.
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I am weak; in Christ, I am strong. Outside of Christ, I cannot; in Christ, I am more than able. Outside of Christ,
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An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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As God’s child advances spiritually be shall discover that the Lord’s time is as important as the Lord’s will. Do not rashly beget an Ishmael lest he become the greatest enemy to Isaac.
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Our old history ends with the Cross; our new history begins with the resurrection.
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Whatever the mind sets itself on is what the man walks after.
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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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Lord, I am willing to break my heart in order that I may satisfy Thy heart!
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An unpeaceful mind cannot operate normally.
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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 Lord has shown me that I can do anything, but that He has said, apart from Me ye can do nothing. So it comes to this, that everything I have done, and can still do apart from Him is nothing!
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The sight of any trouble strikes terror into the heart of those who do not have faith, but those who trust Him say, ‘Here comes my food.!
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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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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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We must not pay attention just to reading and studying; rather, we should ask if we are open before the Lord. If we do not have an unveiled face, the glory of the Lord will not shine on us. If our heart is not open to God, God cannot give us any light.
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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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Separation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.
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I need forgiveness for my sins, but I need also deliverance from the power of sin… I appreciate the blessed fact of God’s forgiveness, but I want something more than that: I want deliverance. I need forgiveness for what I have done, but I need also deliverance from what I am.
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Samson is not alone in the history of man in failing in this regard. Delilah is still cutting the hair of man today!
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Nowadays Christians appear to treat prayer as a means to accomplish their aims and ideas. If they possessed just a little deeper understanding, they would recognize that prayer is but man uttering to God what is God’s will.
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