Hillary Johnson’s Reviews > Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers > Status Update

“The shoulders of our soul remain drooped in the presence of God. Once again, it is a result of projecting our own capacities to love onto God. We do not know his truest heart.” I love this book

“Repent of your small thoughts of Gods heart.” To repent of those thoughts I have to ask myself what are my thoughts of Gods heart? Our culture thrusts Gods thoughts of us onto everything, that we are like asleep to our thoughts of Him.

“His highest priority and deepest delight -his heart- is merciful and gracious. He gently accommodates himself to our terms rather than overwhelming us with his.”

I love this book, and I believe the Lord is merciful and gracious. The Lord also chastens those He loves(which is mercy and grace to us). Then, our terms over His, His yoke is easy, His burden is light. I would like to see this quote fleshed out more.

“it is not his disciples but his antagonists who most clearly perceive who he is. Though the crowds call him the friend of sinners as an indictment, the label is one of unspeakable comfort for those who know themselves to be sinners. That Jesus is friend to sinners is only contemptible to those who feel themselves not to be in that category.”

“As Calvin puts it ‘the Son of God having clothed himself with our flesh, of his own accord clothed himself also with human feelings, so that he did not differ at all from his brethren, sin only excepted.”

“Let’s not dishonor God by so emphasizing his transcendence that we lose a sense of the emotional life of God of which our own emotions are an echo, even if a fallen and distorted echo.”

I’ve only read 31 pages but I love this book so much

“To Hope
Luke 18:16”