“Sadly, he would be a good member in many churches, faithfully looking for more things "to do" without his heart being challenged by the holiness and grace of God.”
“Søren Kierkegaard captured the concept of iniquity when he wrote, "Sin is finding identity in anything other than God."”
“We must be careful that our desire for spiritual fruit does not lead us to seek to teach for fruitfulness apart from transformation.”
“Scottish pastor Thomas Chalmers wrote: The best way to overcome the world is not with morality or self-discipline. Christians overcome the world by seeing the beauty and excellence of Christ. They overcome the world by seeing something more attractive than the world: Christ.”
“marriage, parenthood, career, and leisure are good gifts from God but terrible gods.”
“attributes of discipleship. 1 Bible Engagement 2 Obeying God and Denying Self 3 Serving God and Others 4 Sharing Christ 5 Exercising Faith 6 Seeking God 7 Building relationships 8 Unashamed The eight attributes are biblical factors that consistently show up in the life of a maturing believer.”
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