All satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
WATCHMAN NEESeparation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.
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The devil abhors light and truth because these remove the ground of his working.
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To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
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The breaking of the alabaster box and the anointing of the Lord filled the house with the odor, with the sweetest odor.
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May we always be possessed by the consciousness that we are not our own.
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God has supplied all my needs and has not failed me once.
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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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The 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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Outside of Christ, I am only a sinner, but in Christ, I am saved. Outside of Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full. Outside of Christ,
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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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Good is not always God’s will, but God’s will is always good.
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There is a line drawn by God, a boundary where by virtue of his own very presence Satan’s writ does not run. Let God but occupy all the space himself, and what room is left for the evil one?
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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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God not only wants to break the outer man…He wants our spirit and our soul…our inner man and outer man to be separated from each other.
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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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