Quotes about Spirituality

I believe one of our problems in dealing with this subject is that we tend to view the interaction between God and man on the same level as the interaction between man and man.

In order to trust God we must know Him in an intimate, personal way.

Just as the airplane must have both wings to fly, so we must exercise both discipline and dependence in the pursuit of holiness. Just as it is impossible for an airplane to fly with only one wing, so it is impossible for us to successfully pursue holiness with only dependence or discipline. We absolutely must have both.

God has called every Christian to a holy life. There are no exceptions to this call.

It is by men's being formed to a right way of thinking, that they are formed to a right way of feeling and acting with regard to this world and the next—to God, and our brethren of mankind.

If we desire to experience the totality of fellowship with Christ, we must expect to experience the fellowship of His sufferings.

Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness.

We cannot receive half of God's grace. If we have experienced it at all, we will experience not only forgiveness of our sins but also freedom from sin's dominion.

What was it that caused such a dramatic mood change in the heart of the writer? He turns from the circumstances at hand to the Lord.

The pursuit of holiness is a joint venture between God and the Christian.

Why is this such a well-kept secret? The core issue is that we don't believe we're still spiritually "bankrupt." Having come into God's kingdom by grace alone solely on the merit of Another, we're now trying to pay our own way by our performance. We declared only temporary bankruptcy; we're now trying to live by good works rather than by grace.

The good that God works for in our lives is conformity to the likeness of His Son.