... self-control is not control by oneself through one's own willpower but rather control of oneself through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Jerry Bridges
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  1. The Spirit of God breathes inspiration, while the carnal mind breeds vanity. - Fred C. White

  2. The Holy Spirit speaks sacred words. - Lailah Gifty Akita

  3. You can only afford to be generous if you actually have some money in the bank to give. In the same way, if your only source of love and meaning is your spouse, then anytime he or she fails you, it will not just cause... - Timothy J. Keller

  4. O my soul, is not this enough? Dost thou need more strength than the omnipotence of the United Trinity? Dost thou want more wisdom than exists in the Father, more love than displays itself in the Son, or more power than is manifest in the... - Charles Haddon Spurgeon

  5. No man by mere high human wisdom would dare undertake a step for Jesus’ sake unless he knows that the Holy Spirit has directly spoken to him; and until He comes, I shall not go. - Oswald Chambers

More Quotes By Jerry Bridges
  1. We're more concerned about our own "victory" over sin than we are about the fact that our sins grieve God's heart.

  2. As we grow in the knowledge of God's holiness, even though we are growing in the practice of holiness, it seems the gap between our knowledge and our practice always gets wider. This is the Holy Spirit's way of drawing us to more and more...

  3. Our duty is found in the revealed will of God in the Scriptures. Our trust must be in the sovereign will of God as He works in the ordinary circumstances of our daily lives for our good and His glory.

  4. The heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 ... obeyed by faith ... obedience is the pathway to holiness ... no one will become holy apart from a life of faith. Faith enables us to claim the promises of God, but it also enables us to...

  5. The sinner does not need more grace than the saint, nor does the immature and undisciplined believer need more than the godly, zealous missionary. We all need the same amount of grace because the "currency" of our good works is debased and worthless before God.

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