Rush Witt > Quotes

“In every instance, slavery to sin involves three factors. First, there is a change of master as we temporarily defect from the true God in search of a more appealing master. Just as it happened on that fateful day in the garden of Eden, temptations lure us away to seek satisfaction in a counterfeit kingdom. Second, as our distance from God grows, our blood-bought identity in Christ escapes our attention. We become disordered servants who wander around in a fog of spiritual amnesia about who we really are. Third, confusion over who we are and to whom we belong leads us to offer a misplaced obedience. Rather than obeying the truth, we give deference to the lies and lusts of our flesh.”
― Rush Witt, Diehard Sins: How to Fight Wisely against Destructive Daily Habits

“When we treasure God’s Word in our hearts, our beliefs and desires are thoroughly informed by the truth and lead us in godly ways.”
― Rush Witt, Diehard Sins: How to Fight Wisely against Destructive Daily Habits

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― Rush Witt, I'm Want to Escape: Reaching for Hope When Life Is Too Much

“My method of caring for others through counseling and discipleship is simple. When ministering to another person, I use a three-fold plan: enter his world, understand his need, and then bring Christ and His answers to the person.”
― Rush Witt, Diehard Sins: How to Fight Wisely against Destructive Daily Habits

“John Calvin wrote, “The children of God are freed through regeneration from bondage to sin. Yet . . . there still remains in them a continuing occasion for struggle whereby they may be exercised; and not only be exercised, but also better learn their own weakness. . . . There remains in a regenerate man a smoldering cinder of evil, from which desires continually leap forth to allure and spur him to commit sin.”2”
― Rush Witt, Diehard Sins: How to Fight Wisely against Destructive Daily Habits

“If you have faced significant loss in this life, you may wonder how exactly God will wipe every tear from your bloodshot eyes. He will do it by leveling a final, crushing blow to sin. He will cast the world, the flesh, and the devil into their rightful place. The old, fallen sin nature will no longer hold us back, trip us up, or blind us from seeing and savoring the all-satisfying grace of our loving Redeemer. The unmistakable presence of God, in His sinless kingdom, will cheer our hearts forevermore.”
― Rush Witt, Diehard Sins: How to Fight Wisely against Destructive Daily Habits

“Dutch theologian Abraham Kuyper referred to sin’s corrupting influence over our thinking as the noetic effects of sin. It is not that sin has killed our ability to think keenly about life, but instead, without the corrective of God’s wisdom, sin distorts our thinking and darkens our outlook on life.”
― Rush Witt, Diehard Sins: How to Fight Wisely against Destructive Daily Habits

“your ability to enduringly fight sin is dependent on your daily interaction with the precious and magnificent promises that are yours in Christ.”
― Rush Witt, Diehard Sins: How to Fight Wisely against Destructive Daily Habits