Failure to deal with the presence of sin can often be traced back to spiritual amnesia – forgetting our new, true, real identity. As a believer, I am someone who has been delivered from the dominion of sin and who therefore is free and motivated to fight against the remnants of sin in my heart. You must know, rest in, think through, and act upon your new identity – you are in Christ
Sinclair B. FergusonThose who are most conscious of forgiveness are invariably those who have been most acutely convicted of their sin.
Sinclair B. FergusonWe are far too good at analyzing what is wrong with the culture and far too myopic at analyzing what is wrong in the church.
Sinclair B. FergusonWe discover the will of God by a sensitive application of Scripture to our own lives.
Sinclair B. FergusonThere are actually only ever two pastoral problems you will ever encounter. The first is this: persuading those who are under the dominion of sin that they are under the dominion of sin. That's the task of evangelism. And [second], persuading those who are no longer under the dominion of sin that they are no longer under the dominion of sin because they're Christ's.
Sinclair B. Ferguson