The level of our obedience is most often determined by the behavior standard of other Christians around us.
Jerry BridgesLove provides the motive for obeying the commands of the law, but the law provides specific direction for exercising love.
Jerry BridgesDuty or guilt may motivate us for awhile, but only a sense of Christ's love for us will motivate us for a lifetime.
Jerry BridgesGentleness is an active trait, describing the manner in which we should treat others. Meekness is a passive trait, describing the proper Christian response when others mistreat us.
Jerry BridgesThe sin of worldliness is a preoccupation with the things of this temporal life. It's accepting and going along with the views and practices of society around us without discerning if they are biblical. I believe that the key to our tendencies toward worldliness lies primarily in the two words โgoing alongโ. We simply go along with the values and practices of society.
Jerry Bridges