The Christian faith begins not with a big DO but with a big DONE.
WATCHMAN NEEI do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher.
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A born-again person ought to possess unspeakable peace in the spirit.
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The cross grants us position, the Holy Spirit gives us experience.
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God has supplied all my needs and has not failed me once.
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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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May we always be possessed by the consciousness that we are not our own.
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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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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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Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
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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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They must exercise faith in believing God’s estimation of their natural life and must wait patiently for the Holy Spirit to reveal in them what the Bible says of them. Only in this manner will they be led in the way of deliverance.
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Baptism is an outward expression of an inward faith.
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Not by gain our life is measured, But by what we’ve lost ‘Tis scored; ‘Tis not how much wine is drunken But how much has been outpoured. For the strength of love never standeth In the sacrifice we bear; He who has the greatest suffering Ever has the most to share.
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With complete consecration comes perfect peace.
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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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It does not matter what your personal deficiency, or whether it be a hundred and one different things,
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