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above all else, we must be willing to obey truth wherever it leads us. It is not enough for your mind to be enlightened, or your heart enriched; your will must be enabled in the service of others. Suffering is not a topic for speculation; it is an opportunity for compassion and involvement. The mind grows by taking in, but the heart grows by giving out.
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To "have the mind of Christ" means to look at life from the Savior's point of view, having His values and desires in mind. It means to think God's thoughts and not think as the world thinks."
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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True saving faith involves "the whole personality": the mind is instructed, the emotions are stirred, and the will then acts in obedience to God."
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Gospel means "the good news." It is the message that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again, and now is able to save all who trust Him (1 Cor. 15:1-4). It is "the gospel of God" (Rom. 1:1) because it originates with God; it was not invented by humans."
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It is "the gospel of Christ" (Rom. 1:16) because it centers in Christ, the Savior. Paul also calls it "the gospel of his Son" (Rom. 1:9), which indicates that Jesus Christ is God."
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Thoreau put it beautifully when he said that we have "improved means to unimproved ends."
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Whenever my wife and I purchase a new appliance, we add another instruction manual to our collection. We have instruction manuals for the various appliances in our home, for the automobile, and for office equipment such as tape recorders, computers, and copying machines. Someone may say, "I wish we had a manual of instruction for life." We do. It's called the Bible, the Word of God. "Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me underst..
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Everyone has days of trouble. When circumstances entrap you and trouble closes around you, pray to the Lord. He knows how to turn your trouble into triumph. Although He may not answer your prayers the way you expect, He will do what is best for you and for His glory.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Outlook determines outcome. What you are seeing helps to determine what you are becoming. So you'd better be careful what you look at. It's no wonder that the psalmist prays, "Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way" (v. 37). Worthless things here literally means "vanity." Much of what we see every day in the media, for example, is worthless and false. It doesn't come from God, who is Truth; it comes fr..
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Edwards was never content to have only book knowledge of God. He sought to experience God in his own life in a personal way. He was not an ivory-tower theologian, spinning webs of words. He always centered on the experience of the heart;
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Edwards would never divorce the mind and the heart.
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He read John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding and made an about-face in his approach to the problem of how people think and learn. He came to the conclusion that "knowledge" was not something divorced from the rest of life, but that a man's senses helped to teach him truth. In other words, sensory experience and thinking must go together. Again, Edwards saw the importance of uniting the mind and the heart."
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True religion, in great part, consists in holy affections."[2] However, he opposed emotion for emotion's sake. He carefully explained the difference between shallow emotionalism and true affections that prepare the way for men and women to receive God's truth."
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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The gospel, as a glass [mirror], should be kept clean and clear in the pulpit," he wrote, "that the hearers may see the glory of Christ and be changed to the same image."
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Love increases our faith, and when we have faith and love, we will have hope.
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If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here" (Ex. 33:15 NKJV). The"
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Until a person knows he is a sinner, he cannot appreciate the gracious salvation God offers in Jesus Christ.
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Because churches have gotten away from God's wisdom and have substituted man's wisdom, we have serious doctrinal differences among various churches. Men have gone beyond "that which is written" (1 Cor. 4:6), and this has brought division into the church."
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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True saving faith results in obedience and godly living, even though there may be occasional falls.
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A faithful parent must discipline his children. It is not enough to teach them and be an example before them; he must also punish them when they rebel and refuse to obey.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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If we are to conquer the enemy and claim our inheritance in Christ, we must have spiritual strength and spiritual courage.
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The secret of joy in spite of circumstances is the single mind. The secret of joy in spite of people is the submissive mind.
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If you are redeemed through faith in Christ, rejoice. Rejoice in your freedom in Christ, and use that freedom to serve others and glorify the Lord Jesus Christ.
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A child of the devil is someone who rejects Jesus Christ but practices "religion" as a counterfeit Christian."
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The blessings God gives us must in turn become blessings to others, because Christians are supposed to be channels, not reservoirs. To receive God's blessings and then selfishly keep them is to violate one of the basic principles of the Christian life.
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A temptation is Satan's cheap substitute for the real gifts from heaven the Father has given us.
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Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men and women. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks." That wise counsel comes from American preacher and Episcopal bishop Phillips Brooks (1835-1893)."
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Real leaders don't use people to build their authority; they use their authority to build people.
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Man is made in the image of God, and man cannot really know himself unless he knows the Father, the divine original.
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God's chosen servants must expect opposition and misunderstanding, because that's part of what it means to be a leader; and leaders must know how to get alone with God, pour out their hearts, and seek His strength and wisdom. Spiritual leaders must be bold before people but broken before God (see Jer. 1) and must claim God's promises and do His will even when everything seems to be against them.
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In times of despair, it's best to ignore our feelings and simply do what God tells us to do, leaving the consequences with Him.
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We may not understand all of His purposes and ways, but that isn't important. We know that He is working all things together for our good and His glory, and that is all that matters.
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He walked rapidly, ate rapidly, and loved to drive fast horses. He was fond of antique furniture, books (especially biographies), travel (his church sent him to Europe and once he sailed as far as Japan), sweets, and iced drinks. His cup of coffee began as a cup of sugar, then the coffee was poured in! In spite of his mother's pleas, Brooks continued to smoke; his ideal vacation was made up of "plenty of books and time and tobacco."
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As we mature in the Lord, we find that it is possible to disagree without being disagreeable. Every family knows what it means to disagree, talk things over, practice give and take, and reach an amicable solution. Where there is love we can afford to disagree, for love encourages an open atmosphere of sharing and growing. Where there is truth we need not fear open communication, for truth ministered in love always builds us up.
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I have thanked Him for it," she wrote to her sisters, "more than I have prayed about it."
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Since great victories can lead to great pride, God allows us to be tested in order to remind us to depend on Him.
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The Devil tempts us to destroy our faith, but God tests us to develop our faith, because a faith that can't be tested can't be trusted. False faith withers in times of trial, but true faith takes deeper root, grows, and brings glory to God.
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If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth" (Col. 3:1-2 NKJV)."
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What harmony is there between Christ and Belial?" (v. 15). The word harmony here is a musical term. We aren't even playing in the same orchestra with the unsaved! We aren't following the same conductor or reading the same score. Therefore, how can we ever make music together?"
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What grace! From heaven to earth, from glory to shame, from Master to servant, from life to death, "even the death of the cross"
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Right now, at this very moment, Jesus is preparing a place for His loyal subjects a home in heaven where their will be no more death, crying, or pain--a paradise where we will live with Him for eternity. He is the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end, the King of Kings, and the Lord of Lords. Are you getting the picture yet? The evidence is clear, compelling and overwhelming: JESUS IS THE KING.
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As long as you're delivering God's message, don't worry about how old you are. When you open that Bible, you're over two thousand years old!
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Faith is one of the forces by which men live," said philosopher and psychologist William James, and he was right. People act by faith when they step into an elevator, order food in a restaurant, drive on the highway, or say their marriage vows. The Christian believer lives by faith in the living God and what He has revealed in His Word."
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The most dangerous darkness in our "enlightened age" is the dense spiritual darkness that blinds the minds and controls the hearts of people who have never trusted Christ or who claim to know Him but don't follow Him."
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