Jerry Bridges Quotes About Failing

Quotes about: Failing

• It is just as important to trust God as it is to obey Him. When we disobey God we defy His authority and despise His holiness. But when we fail to trust God we doubt His sovereignty and question His goodness.

  Jerry Bridges

  Doubt, Important, Holiness

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “Trusting God”, p.15, NavPress

• Jesus said, "Any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple" (Luke 14:33). We must honestly face the question, "Am I willing to give up a certain practice or habit that is keeping me from holiness?" It is at this point of commitment that most of us fail. We prefer to dally with sin, to try to play with it a little without getting too deeply involved.

  Jerry Bridges

  Jesus, Giving Up, Commitment

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “The Pursuit of Holiness”, p.72, NavPress

• We fail to see the gospel as the solution to our greatest problem-our guilt, condemnation, and alienation from God. Beyond that, we fail to see it as the basis of our day-to-day acceptance with Him. As a result, many believers live in spiritual poverty.

  Jerry Bridges

  Spiritual, Acceptance, Guilt

• God’s love to us cannot fail any more than His love to Christ can fail.

  Jerry Bridges

  His Love, Failing, Christ

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “Trusting God”, p.149, NavPress

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