“Idols aren't just stone statues. No, idols are the thoughts, desires, longings, and expectations that we worship in the place of the true God. Idols cause us to ignore the true God in search of what we think we need.
Covenantal Gods”
― Idols of the Heart: Learning to Long for God Alone
Covenantal Gods”
― Idols of the Heart: Learning to Long for God Alone
“Many often err and accomplish little or nothing because they try to become learned rather than to live well.”
― 10 Jewels of Christian Mysticism: A Selection of Western Tradition Primary Texts
― 10 Jewels of Christian Mysticism: A Selection of Western Tradition Primary Texts
“To turn away from the lifeless preachers and publishers of the day—may involve a real cross. Your motives will be misconstrued, your words perverted, and your actions misinterpreted. The sharp arrows of false report will be directed against you. You will be called proud and self-righteous, because you refuse to fellowship empty professors. You will be termed censorious and bitter—if you condemn in plain speech—the subtle delusions of Satan. You will be dubbed narrow-minded and uncharitable, because you refuse to join in singing the praises of the “great” and “popular” men of the day. More and more, you will be made to painfully realize—that the path which leads unto eternal life is “narrow” and that FEW there are who find it. May the Lord be pleased to grant unto each of us—the hearing ear and obedient heart! “Take heed what you hear” and read!”
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“The main evidence of maturity in the Christian life is a growing love for God and for God’s people, as well as a love for lost souls. It has well been said that love is the “circulatory system” of the body of Christ.”
― Be Wise: 1 Corinthians: Discern the Difference Between Man's Knowledge and God's Wisdom
― Be Wise: 1 Corinthians: Discern the Difference Between Man's Knowledge and God's Wisdom
“The gospel of the crucified Messiah must transform not only our beliefs but our behavior.”
― The Cross and Christian Ministry: An Exposition of Passages from 1 Corinthians
― The Cross and Christian Ministry: An Exposition of Passages from 1 Corinthians
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