Quotes about Belief
In order to trust God, we must always view our adverse circumstances through the eyes of faith, not of sense.
— Jerry Bridges
If there is a single event in all of the universe that can occur outside of God's sovereign control, then we cannot trust Him.
— Jerry Bridges
But the reality is that many people are facing nonphysical persecution because of their stand for righteousness.
— Jerry Bridges
believe this truth, that we are fellow members of the body of Christ and that God loves each of us, could serve to diffuse a lot of hostility and disagreement among fellow believers. I am grateful that God taught me this lesson early in my training to be a Navigator staff member.
— Jerry Bridges
God expects every Christian to live a holy life. But holiness is not only expected; it is the promised birthright of every Christian.
— Jerry Bridges
God had brought a "crooked" event into my life, and I became acutely aware that only He could straighten it. Could I trust God whether or not He
— Jerry Bridges
Could I trust Him even if I didn't understand?
— Jerry Bridges
We've done nothing to earn His love and can do nothing to forfeit it. His love in Christ is eternal and unconditional. Nothing can separate us from His love, as the apostle Paul put it so eloquently. Do we really believe what Paul says to us here?
— Jerry Bridges
Yet, I acknowledge it often seems more difficult to trust God than to obey Him.
— Jerry Bridges
They find it difficult to accept that both calamities and good things come from God.
— Jerry Bridges
It is only as we know God in this personal way that we come to trust Him.
— Jerry Bridges
God is either good and not all powerful, or He is powerful and not all good. You can't have it both ways.
— Jerry Bridges