Jerry Bridges Quotes

All the goodness I have within me is totally from the Lord alone. When I sin, it is from me and is done on my own, but when I act righteously, it is wholly and completely of God.

Your identity is not wrapped up in how right you get it or how perfect you can posture yourself. But, your identity is wrapped up in the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus is coming back for a church without a spot or a wrinkle. His righteous blood covers the spots and the wrinkles of those who believe unto righteousness, allowing once sinful men to be holy.

Sin brought death, and death will disappear with the disappearance of sin.

There is only one Jesus; we can't live a sinless life like He did.

If the guilt of sin is so great that nothing can satisfy it but the blood of Jesus; and the filth of sin is so great that nothing can fetch out the stain thereof but the blood of Jesus, how great, how heinous, how sinful must the evil of sin be.

Our assurance is anchored in the love and grace of God expressed in the glorious exchange: our sin for His righteousness.

He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory.

Knowing that you are completely forgiven destroys the power of sin in your life.

Jesus alone cleanses from sin; He only can forgive our transgressions.

There is absolutely no power in our human effort to live holy. It is only by His grace. And the result of receiving grace is we get better at living like Christ, which is something we all want, right?

Jesus never called a human being a sinner.

Essentially this promise before curse, this superiority of God's love in Christ, must come from the Bible.

Many are saved from sin by being so inept at it.

Repentance allows God's mercy to come forth because it recognizes that the sin committed was against God. It also bares contriteness of the heart and the desire to walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh so that particular sin will never be repeated.

None of us feels the true love of God till we realize how wicked we are. But you can't teach people that - they have to learn by experience.

What value is there in faith without works? And what are they worth if they are not united to the merits of Jesus Christ, our only good?

The Spirit is Love expressed towards man as redeeming love, and the Spirit is truth, and the Spirit is the Holy Spirit. Redemption is inconceivable without truth and holiness.

The fact is you cannot talk about the love of God. The love of God has no meaning whatsoever unless you understand the judgment of God that all of us deserve.

Let it ever be remembered that genuine faith in Christ will ever be productive of good works; for this faith worketh by love, as the apostle says, and love to God always produces obedience to his holy laws.

When you make a mistake and the devil comes and tells you 'You're no good,' you don't have to take on the guilt and condemnation he wants to put on you. No! You can immediately confess your mistake to God, thank Him for forgiving you and cleansing you with the blood of Jesus, and move forward in the victory of His grace and forgiveness.

The gospel of Jesus Christ encompasses much more than avoiding, overcoming, and being cleansed from sin and the bad influences in our lives; it also essentially entails doing good, being good, and becoming better. Repenting of our sins and seeking forgiveness are spiritually necessary, and we must always do so.

The Gospel is about grace and we all know that grace is about us receiving from God blessings that we don't deserve.

Protection against the influence of the devil comes through the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is the good news that Jesus Christ has made a perfect Atonement for mankind.

To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.