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We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is
never alone. God is a covenant-keeping God. He works only
in covenant and does nothing outside of covenant.
There are three ways in which God is limited: 1. by
unbelief, 2. by His own specific purpose, 3. by His eternal
purpose in Christ.
Never make an important decision when you're depressed or
discouraged.
The great and terrifying danger to those who abandon
Christ is that God may abandon them & turn them to their
unbelief and sins.
Some ways to progress in sanctification:
1. Abandon yourself to God 2. Humble yourself before God. 3. Find no righteousness within yourself. 4. Deal thoroughly with sin. 5. Never possess anything; get rid of all sense of
possession of worldly goods. 6. Never defend yourself. 7. Never pass anything on about anyone else that will hurt
them. 8. Find all that you need in Christ alone. 9. Do not grow weary on your journey. 10. Do not argue with the Word of God. 11. Do not resist the chastening of the Lord. 12. Put
away all lying. 13. Never grumble or complain about anything. 14. Do everything you can everyday to glorify God.
Sanctification is the process of moving toward God
and away from the world; it is being separated unto God for
His sacred use. It starts the moment you are born-again and
never ends until you enter eternity.
John Newton
“If two angels were sent from Heaven to execute a divine
command, one to conduct an empire and the other to sweep a
street in it, they would feel no inclination to change
employments, and both would go forth with equal joy.”
“What some call providential openings, are often powerful
temptations; the heart, in wandering, cries, ‘Here is a way
opened before me: but, perhaps, not to be trodden but
rejected.’” “A Christian should never plead spirituality
for being a sloven; if he be but a shoe cleaner, he should
be the best in the parish.” “When we
first enter into the divine life, we propose to grow rich;
God's plan is to make us feel poor.”
Satan will seldom come to a Christian
with a gross temptation; a green log and a candle may be
safely left together, but bring a few shavings, then some
small sticks, and then larger, and you may soon bring the
green log to ashes.”
“I am a very old man and my memory is
gone. But I remember two things: that I am a great sinner
and that Jesus is a great savior.” |
