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Sins We Accept
Have Christians become so preoccupied with the major sins of our society that we have lost sight of our need to deal with our own more subtle sins? In this booklet adapted from Jerry Bridges’ bestselling book Respectable Sins, Jerry returns to his trademark theme of holiness and addresses these more subtle sins (often considered acceptable) and how to deal with them through the remedy of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Sins such as jealousy, anger, pride, judgmentalism, and unthankfulness are addressed in this booklet. Jerry writes not from a height of spiritual accomplishment but from the trenches of his own battles with sin. In his admonitions, Jerry offers a message of hope in the profound mercy of the gospel and the transforming grace of God as the means to overcome our subtle sins.
35 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 30, 2013
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Jerry Bridges
121 books689 followersJERRY BRIDGES was an author and conference speaker. His most popular book, The Pursuit of Holiness, has sold over one million copies. Jerry was on the staff of The Navigators for over fifty years, and currently served in the Collegiate Mission where he was involved primarily in staff development, but also served as a speaker resource to the campus ministries.
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May 4, 2017
How can a book that doesn’t contain a list of sins, pinpoint so many? Bridges did it through the very effectual use of Scripture. It’s a very short little book. I read it in an hour, but I’ve been thinking of it all day. You could take days studying it, and a lifetime applying it. There is so much truth in it.
How many times have we been convicted of sin and chosen to ignore it because the sin wasn’t ‘that bad’? Are we as horrified by sin as Paul was? Will we choose my sin over obedience to God? Can we get victory over even the little sins? Bridges carefully studied Scripture to find what God answers to those questions.
This may sound like a depressing book, but it isn’t. No book, even one about sin, that includes the good news of the Gospel in all its power, will be depressing. Despite being very convicting, it is very encouraging.
I would encourage you to read it.
How many times have we been convicted of sin and chosen to ignore it because the sin wasn’t ‘that bad’? Are we as horrified by sin as Paul was? Will we choose my sin over obedience to God? Can we get victory over even the little sins? Bridges carefully studied Scripture to find what God answers to those questions.
This may sound like a depressing book, but it isn’t. No book, even one about sin, that includes the good news of the Gospel in all its power, will be depressing. Despite being very convicting, it is very encouraging.
I would encourage you to read it.
April 17, 2017
I really love Jerry Bridges' writing, and this little book is no exception. I highly recommend!
May 21, 2017
Convicting.
June 12, 2017
First sentence: A pastor invited the men in his church to join him in a prayer meeting. Rather than praying about the spiritual needs of the church as he expected, all of the men, without exception, prayed about the sins of the culture, primarily abortion and homosexuality. Finally, the pastor, dismayed over the apparent self-righteousness of the men, closed the prayer meeting with the well-known prayer of the tax collector: “God, be merciful to me, a sinner!” (Luke 18:13). The attitude toward sin reflected in the prayers of those men seems all too prevalent within our conservative, evangelical circles. Of course, this is a broad-brush observation, and there are many happy exceptions. But on the whole, we appear to be more concerned about the sins of society than we are the sins of the saints. In fact, we often indulge in what I call the “respectable” or “acceptable” sins without any sense of sin.
Jerry Bridges challenges readers to re-examine their lives for so-called "respectable" or "acceptable" sins. He urges his readers to get serious about sin. Serious about sin in their own lives. He's not calling for readers to get more serious about the sins in others' lives. No, it's personal. And Bridges wants YOU to take a long look at your own life. What sins in your own life do you not see "as sin"?!
He writes,
"Why do we not also mourn over our selfishness, our critical spirit, our impatience, and our anger? It’s easy to let ourselves off the hook by saying that these sins are not as bad as the flagrant ones of society. But God has not given us the authority to establish values for different sins."
He points out,
"The truth is, all sin is serious because all sin is a breaking of God’s Law. All sin, even sin that seems so minor in our eyes, is lawlessness. It is not just the breaking of a single command; it is a complete disregard for the Law of God, a deliberate rejection of His moral will in favor of fulfilling one’s own desires. Sin is sin. Even those sins that I call “the acceptable sins of the saints”—those sins that we tolerate in our lives—are serious in God’s eyes. Our religious pride, our critical attitudes, our unkind speech about others, our impatience and anger, even our anxiety (see Philippians 4:6)—all of these are serious in the sight of God."
His book has a timely, relevant message for us all--both as individuals and as a community.
Sin is not a popular subject. Our culture dismisses sin all the time. In fact, rare is it for a culture these days to have a concept of sin and the guilt that accompanies that concept. Anything and everything is okay but holding to the doctrine of sin.
Some churches hold onto the doctrine of sin. But some have a tendency to look at sins without the church more than sins within the church. That is, they are experts in identifying their neighbors' sins, their coworkers' sins, the general sins of society. But they are weak in the area of confessing their own sins, repenting of their own sins, recognizing their sins as an offense against God. My sin is not that bad. Your sin will see you burn in hell.
The truth is any sin--every sin--no matter how "big" or "small"--makes us guilty and fit only for hell. The truth is if we got what we deserved, the justice our actions called for, we'd all be destined for hell.
We tend to segregate sins into categories, types, levels. That sin, well, God doesn't care about that sin. It's not a big enough deal for me to have to deal with. This sin of mine isn't keeping me and God apart. Don't be ridiculous? Me need to repent?! I already prayed a prayer once to take care of all that sin business.
Bridges writes,
"All sins—both the so-called respectable sins of the saints, which we too often tolerate, and the flagrant sins of society, which we are quick to condemn—are a disregard for the Law of God and are reprehensible in His sight. Both deserve the curse of God."
He continues,
"Ralph Venning, the author of The Sinfulness of Sin, uses especially colorful (in the negative sense) words to describe sin. Over the space of only a few pages, he says that sin is vile, ugly, odious, malignant, pestilent, pernicious, hideous, spiteful, poisonous, virulent, villainous, abominable, and deadly. Take a few moments to ponder those words so as to get the full impact of them. Those words describe not just the scandalous sins of society but also the respectable sins we tolerate in our own lives. Think of such tolerated sins as impatience, pride, resentment, frustration, and self-pity. To tolerate those sins in our spiritual lives is as dangerous as to tolerate cancer in our bodies. Seemingly small sins can lead to more serious ones."
The good news is only GOOD because we recognize the bad news as being BAD. We will never be thankful, never rejoice in God's grace, never have compassion for others, never have zeal for sharing the good news, IF we never recognize that we deserved hell but that another bore our sins in our place. Jesus SAVES us from something that we deserved. Jesus paid the price for our rebellion against God. He took my sin so I could take his righteousness. Sin was as foreign to Jesus as righteousness is foreign to me. But God made a way to reconcile himself with sinners, and that way was--is--Jesus.
One of the sins that Bridges talks about a good deal is the sin of ungodliness.
"Ungodliness may be defined as living one’s everyday life with little or no thought of God, or of God’s will, or of God’s glory, or of one’s dependence on Him. You can readily see, then, that someone can lead a respectable life and still be ungodly in the sense that God is essentially irrelevant in his or her life. The sad fact is that many of us who are believers tend to live our daily lives with little or no thought of God. We may even read our Bibles and pray for a few minutes at the beginning of each day, but then we go out into the day’s activities and basically live as though God doesn’t exist. We seldom think of our dependence on God or our responsibility to Him. We might go for hours with no thought of God at all. In that sense, we are hardly different from our nice, decent, but unbelieving neighbor. God is not at all in his thoughts and is seldom in ours. One cannot carefully read the New Testament without recognizing how far short we come in living out a biblical standard of godliness."
He argues that ungodliness is at the center of all our other sins.
"For the godly person, God is the center and focal point of his or her life. Every circumstance and every activity of life, whether in the temporal or spiritual realm, is viewed through the lens of this God-centeredness; however, such a God-centeredness can be developed only in the context of an ever-growing intimate relationship with God. No one can genuinely desire to please God or glorify Him apart from such a relationship. Sins of the tongue—such as gossip, sarcasm, and other unkind words to or about another person—cannot thrive in awareness that God hears every word we speak. The reason we sin with our tongues is due to the fact that we are to some degree ungodly. We don’t think of living every moment of our lives in the presence of an all-seeing, all-hearing God."
Bridges, as you might have gathered by now, gives us PLENTY to think about. He asks hard questions. He challenges his readers to really examine their hearts, minds, and souls. He asks you to go beyond what you profess, and examine if how you are living your life day-to-day matched what you profess to believe.
Bridges advocates preaching the gospel to yourself daily. The cure for sin is the gospel. Since Christians are still sinners, since temptation is still very much a part of Christian warfare, the gospel is the way to go about it.
"Make no mistake: Dealing with our sin is not an option. We are commanded to put sin to death. It is our duty to do so. But duty without desire soon produces drudgery. And it is the truth of the gospel, reaffirmed in our hearts daily, that puts desire into our duty. It is the gospel that stokes the fire of our motivation to deal with our respectable and subtle sins. It is the gospel that motivates us to seek to be in our daily experience what we are in our standing before God."
"As we struggle to put to death our subtle sins, we must always keep in mind this twofold truth: Our sins are forgiven and we are accepted as righteous by God because of the sinless life and sin-bearing death of our Lord Jesus Christ. There is no greater motivation for dealing with sin in our lives than the realization of these two glorious truths of the gospel."
We are responsible to put to death the acceptable sins in our lives. We cannot simply lay this responsibility on God and sit back and watch Him work. At the same time, we are dependent; we cannot make one inch of spiritual progress apart from His enabling power.
I would recommend this short little book because it is rich in truth, very relevant to how we live our lives, speaks to anyone and everyone no matter their age or vocation, and is practical not abstract. The book isn't about sin in the abstract, the doctrine of sin; no, it is about the effect of your sin on your life.
Jerry Bridges challenges readers to re-examine their lives for so-called "respectable" or "acceptable" sins. He urges his readers to get serious about sin. Serious about sin in their own lives. He's not calling for readers to get more serious about the sins in others' lives. No, it's personal. And Bridges wants YOU to take a long look at your own life. What sins in your own life do you not see "as sin"?!
He writes,
"Why do we not also mourn over our selfishness, our critical spirit, our impatience, and our anger? It’s easy to let ourselves off the hook by saying that these sins are not as bad as the flagrant ones of society. But God has not given us the authority to establish values for different sins."
He points out,
"The truth is, all sin is serious because all sin is a breaking of God’s Law. All sin, even sin that seems so minor in our eyes, is lawlessness. It is not just the breaking of a single command; it is a complete disregard for the Law of God, a deliberate rejection of His moral will in favor of fulfilling one’s own desires. Sin is sin. Even those sins that I call “the acceptable sins of the saints”—those sins that we tolerate in our lives—are serious in God’s eyes. Our religious pride, our critical attitudes, our unkind speech about others, our impatience and anger, even our anxiety (see Philippians 4:6)—all of these are serious in the sight of God."
His book has a timely, relevant message for us all--both as individuals and as a community.
Sin is not a popular subject. Our culture dismisses sin all the time. In fact, rare is it for a culture these days to have a concept of sin and the guilt that accompanies that concept. Anything and everything is okay but holding to the doctrine of sin.
Some churches hold onto the doctrine of sin. But some have a tendency to look at sins without the church more than sins within the church. That is, they are experts in identifying their neighbors' sins, their coworkers' sins, the general sins of society. But they are weak in the area of confessing their own sins, repenting of their own sins, recognizing their sins as an offense against God. My sin is not that bad. Your sin will see you burn in hell.
The truth is any sin--every sin--no matter how "big" or "small"--makes us guilty and fit only for hell. The truth is if we got what we deserved, the justice our actions called for, we'd all be destined for hell.
We tend to segregate sins into categories, types, levels. That sin, well, God doesn't care about that sin. It's not a big enough deal for me to have to deal with. This sin of mine isn't keeping me and God apart. Don't be ridiculous? Me need to repent?! I already prayed a prayer once to take care of all that sin business.
Bridges writes,
"All sins—both the so-called respectable sins of the saints, which we too often tolerate, and the flagrant sins of society, which we are quick to condemn—are a disregard for the Law of God and are reprehensible in His sight. Both deserve the curse of God."
He continues,
"Ralph Venning, the author of The Sinfulness of Sin, uses especially colorful (in the negative sense) words to describe sin. Over the space of only a few pages, he says that sin is vile, ugly, odious, malignant, pestilent, pernicious, hideous, spiteful, poisonous, virulent, villainous, abominable, and deadly. Take a few moments to ponder those words so as to get the full impact of them. Those words describe not just the scandalous sins of society but also the respectable sins we tolerate in our own lives. Think of such tolerated sins as impatience, pride, resentment, frustration, and self-pity. To tolerate those sins in our spiritual lives is as dangerous as to tolerate cancer in our bodies. Seemingly small sins can lead to more serious ones."
The good news is only GOOD because we recognize the bad news as being BAD. We will never be thankful, never rejoice in God's grace, never have compassion for others, never have zeal for sharing the good news, IF we never recognize that we deserved hell but that another bore our sins in our place. Jesus SAVES us from something that we deserved. Jesus paid the price for our rebellion against God. He took my sin so I could take his righteousness. Sin was as foreign to Jesus as righteousness is foreign to me. But God made a way to reconcile himself with sinners, and that way was--is--Jesus.
One of the sins that Bridges talks about a good deal is the sin of ungodliness.
"Ungodliness may be defined as living one’s everyday life with little or no thought of God, or of God’s will, or of God’s glory, or of one’s dependence on Him. You can readily see, then, that someone can lead a respectable life and still be ungodly in the sense that God is essentially irrelevant in his or her life. The sad fact is that many of us who are believers tend to live our daily lives with little or no thought of God. We may even read our Bibles and pray for a few minutes at the beginning of each day, but then we go out into the day’s activities and basically live as though God doesn’t exist. We seldom think of our dependence on God or our responsibility to Him. We might go for hours with no thought of God at all. In that sense, we are hardly different from our nice, decent, but unbelieving neighbor. God is not at all in his thoughts and is seldom in ours. One cannot carefully read the New Testament without recognizing how far short we come in living out a biblical standard of godliness."
He argues that ungodliness is at the center of all our other sins.
"For the godly person, God is the center and focal point of his or her life. Every circumstance and every activity of life, whether in the temporal or spiritual realm, is viewed through the lens of this God-centeredness; however, such a God-centeredness can be developed only in the context of an ever-growing intimate relationship with God. No one can genuinely desire to please God or glorify Him apart from such a relationship. Sins of the tongue—such as gossip, sarcasm, and other unkind words to or about another person—cannot thrive in awareness that God hears every word we speak. The reason we sin with our tongues is due to the fact that we are to some degree ungodly. We don’t think of living every moment of our lives in the presence of an all-seeing, all-hearing God."
Bridges, as you might have gathered by now, gives us PLENTY to think about. He asks hard questions. He challenges his readers to really examine their hearts, minds, and souls. He asks you to go beyond what you profess, and examine if how you are living your life day-to-day matched what you profess to believe.
Bridges advocates preaching the gospel to yourself daily. The cure for sin is the gospel. Since Christians are still sinners, since temptation is still very much a part of Christian warfare, the gospel is the way to go about it.
"Make no mistake: Dealing with our sin is not an option. We are commanded to put sin to death. It is our duty to do so. But duty without desire soon produces drudgery. And it is the truth of the gospel, reaffirmed in our hearts daily, that puts desire into our duty. It is the gospel that stokes the fire of our motivation to deal with our respectable and subtle sins. It is the gospel that motivates us to seek to be in our daily experience what we are in our standing before God."
"As we struggle to put to death our subtle sins, we must always keep in mind this twofold truth: Our sins are forgiven and we are accepted as righteous by God because of the sinless life and sin-bearing death of our Lord Jesus Christ. There is no greater motivation for dealing with sin in our lives than the realization of these two glorious truths of the gospel."
We are responsible to put to death the acceptable sins in our lives. We cannot simply lay this responsibility on God and sit back and watch Him work. At the same time, we are dependent; we cannot make one inch of spiritual progress apart from His enabling power.
I would recommend this short little book because it is rich in truth, very relevant to how we live our lives, speaks to anyone and everyone no matter their age or vocation, and is practical not abstract. The book isn't about sin in the abstract, the doctrine of sin; no, it is about the effect of your sin on your life.
May 19, 2020
A solid and convicting book. It is, as the author puts it, much easier to point out the sins of the culture rather than to see my own sins that nailed Jesus to the tree. God have mercy!
December 18, 2017
Convicting and insightful. This is the second book by Jerry Bridges that I've read and I've developed a great appreciation for his skilled writing style.
February 3, 2024
Excellent little book on the sins that we are often unaware of or minimize and how the blood of Christ covers them and can transform us to admit, face, and repent of them.
5/5 🌟
5/5 🌟
January 4, 2023
Psalm 119:32 - I will run in the way of your commandments when you enlarge my heart!
Luke 18:13 - God, be merciful to me, a sinner!
“There go I, but for the grace of God.”
John Newton - “I remember two things: that I am a great sinner, and that Christ is a great Savior.”
1 Tim. 1:15 - Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
This book was awesome. It has so many gospel reminders of the fact that all our sins are paid for and put on Christ [we are no longer guilty] and he gives us his righteousness. Furthermore, the Holy Spirit is in us and empowers us to put to death the deeds of the flesh [we are no longer helpless]. The hymn “Rock of Ages” captures this idea so well: “Let the water and the blood / From thy wounded side which flowed / Be of sin the double cure / Save me from its guilt and power.” The last line could also be “Save from wrath and make me pure.”
Bridges explains a dependent responsibility we have to fight sin and put it off. It is our responsibility but we cannot do it unless God helps us. It is our responsibility dependent on the Holy Spirit. Also, it was so encouraging to read that the only sin we can successfully fight against is a forgiven sin. That reminded me of that Piper/Mahaney video series on YouTube where he emphatically declares “The only sin you can defeat is a defeated sin!” Thank you Jesus for defeating our sins and death. God is no longer against us. Even after being saved, when we sin God does not reject because all our past, present, and future sins were charged to Jesus. God is a loving Father. He is not angry or expecting us to getting it together on our own. Come to him because he works in you and for you and with you!
Sin is deceitful and seems harmless but it is to despise God and despise his word. Sin snowballs into more and more sin. May God help me have a clean heart before him and please reveal my subtle sins and help me to fight the sins in my thought life that I am more and more aware of.
“It is the gospel that motivates us to seek to be in our daily experience what we are in our standing before God” (40). Meditating on the gospel produces more and more thankfulness, assurance up, hatred for sin, and desire for holiness.
Walking by the Spirit means to live in dependence on God and under his influence. How? The word & prayer.
“Work as if it all depends on you, and yet trust as if you did not work at all” (54). This quote is still kinda confusing.
Psalm 119:11 - I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Fight sins and temptations with specific truths and promises from Scripture.
Luke 18:13 - God, be merciful to me, a sinner!
“There go I, but for the grace of God.”
John Newton - “I remember two things: that I am a great sinner, and that Christ is a great Savior.”
1 Tim. 1:15 - Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
This book was awesome. It has so many gospel reminders of the fact that all our sins are paid for and put on Christ [we are no longer guilty] and he gives us his righteousness. Furthermore, the Holy Spirit is in us and empowers us to put to death the deeds of the flesh [we are no longer helpless]. The hymn “Rock of Ages” captures this idea so well: “Let the water and the blood / From thy wounded side which flowed / Be of sin the double cure / Save me from its guilt and power.” The last line could also be “Save from wrath and make me pure.”
Bridges explains a dependent responsibility we have to fight sin and put it off. It is our responsibility but we cannot do it unless God helps us. It is our responsibility dependent on the Holy Spirit. Also, it was so encouraging to read that the only sin we can successfully fight against is a forgiven sin. That reminded me of that Piper/Mahaney video series on YouTube where he emphatically declares “The only sin you can defeat is a defeated sin!” Thank you Jesus for defeating our sins and death. God is no longer against us. Even after being saved, when we sin God does not reject because all our past, present, and future sins were charged to Jesus. God is a loving Father. He is not angry or expecting us to getting it together on our own. Come to him because he works in you and for you and with you!
Sin is deceitful and seems harmless but it is to despise God and despise his word. Sin snowballs into more and more sin. May God help me have a clean heart before him and please reveal my subtle sins and help me to fight the sins in my thought life that I am more and more aware of.
“It is the gospel that motivates us to seek to be in our daily experience what we are in our standing before God” (40). Meditating on the gospel produces more and more thankfulness, assurance up, hatred for sin, and desire for holiness.
Walking by the Spirit means to live in dependence on God and under his influence. How? The word & prayer.
“Work as if it all depends on you, and yet trust as if you did not work at all” (54). This quote is still kinda confusing.
Psalm 119:11 - I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Fight sins and temptations with specific truths and promises from Scripture.
June 14, 2021
This is a short book that I read in one sitting. It is an excellent moral guidebook and I found it very affirming.
As Christians, there is a tendency to think that we have everything figured out and that Jesus has preached to us, the choir, and we are not only saved, but we have been "cured" from sin. There is also a tendency to think that because most of us do not engage in what we might consider "gross" sins, such as violent criminal behavior, that we are immune to sin and are "good people." To use one analogy, we believe that we have "arrived at our destination."
The book reminds us that, while it is common for people to "grade sin," ALL of us fall short of the mark. There is no reason to think that God "grades" sin in this manner or that what we would term to be "lesser" sins are not a problem.
Ultimately, while we are saved from ALL of our sins through the redemption of Jesus' sacrifice, we are still subject to the effects of sin, all of which prevent us from spiritual growth and a full expression of what that salvation grants us. The author reminds us that we are obligated to continue to fight ALL sin in our lives, which we can do through the grace of God's presence within us in the form of the Holy Spirit.
As Christians, there is a tendency to think that we have everything figured out and that Jesus has preached to us, the choir, and we are not only saved, but we have been "cured" from sin. There is also a tendency to think that because most of us do not engage in what we might consider "gross" sins, such as violent criminal behavior, that we are immune to sin and are "good people." To use one analogy, we believe that we have "arrived at our destination."
The book reminds us that, while it is common for people to "grade sin," ALL of us fall short of the mark. There is no reason to think that God "grades" sin in this manner or that what we would term to be "lesser" sins are not a problem.
Ultimately, while we are saved from ALL of our sins through the redemption of Jesus' sacrifice, we are still subject to the effects of sin, all of which prevent us from spiritual growth and a full expression of what that salvation grants us. The author reminds us that we are obligated to continue to fight ALL sin in our lives, which we can do through the grace of God's presence within us in the form of the Holy Spirit.
July 9, 2022
Sin is the elephant in the room. Everybody does it, but nobody wants to talk about it. This isn't about the sins that lead to murder, war, or destroy whole churches and communities. This is about the sins we, as individuals, commit on a daily basis. Sins like gossip or of being judgemental; those "little" sins that we all sweep under the rug because we think they're no big deal. Well, Jerry Bridges is here to tell you they're a very big deal, and God wants you to deal with them, and remove them from your life.
This may seem like a harsh, unloving lesson, or an upward battle, but Jerry Bridges is also here to remind you that the Holy Spirit is right beside you, ready to help you do the hard work, if only you'd just let Him.
This is a wonderful, short book for those who wish to dig deep into their faith and truly live it on a daily basis. This isn't for the pew-warmers who just want to spend an hour a week at church and then forget about it.
This may seem like a harsh, unloving lesson, or an upward battle, but Jerry Bridges is also here to remind you that the Holy Spirit is right beside you, ready to help you do the hard work, if only you'd just let Him.
This is a wonderful, short book for those who wish to dig deep into their faith and truly live it on a daily basis. This isn't for the pew-warmers who just want to spend an hour a week at church and then forget about it.
September 6, 2017
Great Concise Work on Sanctification
This is a great concise booklet on the truths of our union with Christ. This short work explains the human responsibility in sanctification as well as the spiritual power of God in sanctification. Bridges does a great job explaining our responsibility in sanctifcation to work towards holiness and on the same hand the necessity of total reliance on God for this holiness. Apathy is inexcusable and we can truly do nothing on our own apart from God.
This is a great concise booklet on the truths of our union with Christ. This short work explains the human responsibility in sanctification as well as the spiritual power of God in sanctification. Bridges does a great job explaining our responsibility in sanctifcation to work towards holiness and on the same hand the necessity of total reliance on God for this holiness. Apathy is inexcusable and we can truly do nothing on our own apart from God.
January 18, 2018
Essential read.
What a profound little book. Convicting and liberating at the same time.
Always pivoting around the Gospel.
We have the victory, now we need to recognize it and walk in it.
Own it! Wipe away the misty haze of denial and deception.
How kind and loving is our Father God to save us when we can’t save ourselves, to transform us when we are powerless to bring about change and to bring us close to him m and closer still, to dwell with him, walk with him and talk with him... all by the redeeming work of Jesus’ obedient death and glorious resurrection.
What a profound little book. Convicting and liberating at the same time.
Always pivoting around the Gospel.
We have the victory, now we need to recognize it and walk in it.
Own it! Wipe away the misty haze of denial and deception.
How kind and loving is our Father God to save us when we can’t save ourselves, to transform us when we are powerless to bring about change and to bring us close to him m and closer still, to dwell with him, walk with him and talk with him... all by the redeeming work of Jesus’ obedient death and glorious resurrection.
October 27, 2025
5p /Recommended.
Many times, even though we don't admit it, we live with sins that we believe are more acceptable, because we even allow those sins in ourselves and in others.
However, this is a great lie, and we must truly understand what sin is and do our utmost, both in dependence on the Spirit and in our own strength, to live in holiness, recognizing sin and abandoning it as often and in whatever areas necessary.
In this little book, you will find confrontation and hope in the midst of our daily walk of holiness.
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Many times, even though we don't admit it, we live with sins that we believe are more acceptable, because we even allow those sins in ourselves and in others.
However, this is a great lie, and we must truly understand what sin is and do our utmost, both in dependence on the Spirit and in our own strength, to live in holiness, recognizing sin and abandoning it as often and in whatever areas necessary.
In this little book, you will find confrontation and hope in the midst of our daily walk of holiness.
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April 29, 2024
This is a wonderful little 1 hour or less booklet to read. Wonderful intro the larger book, “Respectable Sins”. Has a great grasp on salvation past and present - the gospel is not only saving us from sins guilt but also from sins power. Loved the continual reference to Toplady’s hymn: “Be of sin the double cure, cleanse me from its guilt AND power”.
August 20, 2017
Love this guy.
Amazingly simple and well thought out language.
Also very helpful with scripture to back his points up.
He can be a tad redundant at times BUT his books always teach me so much.
Amazingly simple and well thought out language.
Also very helpful with scripture to back his points up.
He can be a tad redundant at times BUT his books always teach me so much.
September 6, 2017
Great concise booklet on the truths of our union with Christ. This short work explains the human responsibility in sanctification as well as the Spiritual power of God in sanctification. We are both responsible to work towards holiness yet entirely reliant on God for this holiness.
November 13, 2018
Acceptable sins
Excellent book. Too often we are quick to point out the obvious sins of our culture with out acknowledging our own sin . Not only are the sins that we deem acceptable pointed out but also ways that we can have victory over Tham .
Excellent book. Too often we are quick to point out the obvious sins of our culture with out acknowledging our own sin . Not only are the sins that we deem acceptable pointed out but also ways that we can have victory over Tham .
January 28, 2025
Excellent read. Too often we focus on the sins of others and on the sins of the world, but how often do we TRULY stop to reexamine ourselves carefully to the subtle sins in our own lives? Jerry Bridges causes all Christians to stop, be quiet, and reflect on yourself before focusing on others.
June 18, 2017
Sins we accept
I have found this book to be very insightful and practical as I deal with my own sins that I need God.
I have found this book to be very insightful and practical as I deal with my own sins that I need God.
January 11, 2018
Well worth the read!
This booklet is an easy read and very practical. To acknowledge our sin and deal with it is a must.
This booklet is an easy read and very practical. To acknowledge our sin and deal with it is a must.
February 3, 2018
Short version of Respectable Sins. Very good.
February 14, 2018
Wonderful book.
It was a wonderful read and a convicting commentary on the state of the church in this day and age.
It was a wonderful read and a convicting commentary on the state of the church in this day and age.
March 17, 2018
Thought provoking and inspiring. Just what I needed.
April 4, 2018
Great teaching!
The author really points to the root of sin and gives theology and practical steps to fight it. Short but to the point
The author really points to the root of sin and gives theology and practical steps to fight it. Short but to the point
September 26, 2019
I absolutely loved this book and highly recommend it to any serious Christian who is looking to live a live that is holy as Christ is holy.
January 13, 2020
Good, short read. Worth thinking through and considering.
February 11, 2020
Awesome
Wonderful book Inspirational. Heart felt and left me really seeing sin for what it is and knowing my place in Him doesn’t change because of that sin.
Wonderful book Inspirational. Heart felt and left me really seeing sin for what it is and knowing my place in Him doesn’t change because of that sin.
November 7, 2019
I don't remember this book that well.
January 3, 2022
"Ungodliness may be defined as living one's everyday life with little or no thought of God, or of God's will, or of God's glory, or of one's dependence on Him" (13).
September 14, 2019
Challenging
This is a short booklet, so not quite what I was expecting when I downloaded it on kindle. Bridges’ argument is that the root of sin is ungodliness which is manifested as selfishness. This is a little different from Lewis’s argument that Pride is the root of all other sins. The chapter on dealing with sin through yielding to the Holy Spirit is good. I wanted there to be more to this book, so I hope to read other books by Jerry Bridges.
This is a short booklet, so not quite what I was expecting when I downloaded it on kindle. Bridges’ argument is that the root of sin is ungodliness which is manifested as selfishness. This is a little different from Lewis’s argument that Pride is the root of all other sins. The chapter on dealing with sin through yielding to the Holy Spirit is good. I wanted there to be more to this book, so I hope to read other books by Jerry Bridges.
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