Divine Wisdom Can Be Yours!

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Matt Jury under J. I. Packer

Not until we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God’s holiness and sovereignty… acknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own thoughts, and willing to have our minds turned upside down, can divine wisdom become ours.

J. I. Packer (1926 – )

HT: @CSLCHSnMore

You Can’t Do Holy, but You Can Be Holy

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Matt Jury under D. Martin Lloyd-Jones

Holiness is not something we are called upon to do in order that we may become something; it is something we are to do because of what we already are.

D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981)

HT: challies.com

The Benedict Option Is Not an Option

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Matt Jury under Spiros Zodhiates

[T]he greater the corruption of society, the more need for holy men and women to live in that society. The world can only become darker by the withdrawing of its lights and more corrupt through the gathering away of the salt scattered over it.

Spiros Zodhiates, The Beatitudes: The Pursuit of Happiness (Chattanooga: AMG Publishers, 1998), 249.

How Will You Worship This Weekend?

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Matt Jury under James Montgomery Boice, William Temple

To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to devote the will to the purpose of God.

William Temple in James Montgomery Boice, Whatever Happened to the Gospel of Grace? (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2001), 175.

Prayer Flows from Holiness

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Matt Jury under John Calvin

No heart will ever rise to genuine prayer that does not at the same time long for holiness.

John Calvin (1509-1564)

HT: @mmattinglyjr

The Glory of Christ

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Matt Jury under John Owen

The glory of kings is in the wealth and peace of their subjects; the glory of Christ is in the grace and holiness of his subjects.

John Owen (1616 – 1683)

HT: @johnpiper

The Test of Godliness

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Matt Jury under Oswald Chambers

The best measure of a spiritual life is not its ecstasies but its obedience.

Oswald Chambers (1874 – 1917)

HT: @smallgroup_com

Christian Faith Is Not Just Mental Agreement

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Matt Jury under John A. Hutton

Once for all we must be on our guard against the sin of supposing that what God desires of any of us is the mere intellectual acceptance of any statement with regard to Him. Christian belief is only to a limited extent a thing of the head. Yes; let even the pledged servants of Jesus Christ beware of the awful snare of setting mere correctness of theological opinion above personal holiness.

John A. Hutton, The Authority and Person of Our Lord

True Godliness Changes You to Change the World

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Matt Jury under William Penn

True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it.

William Penn (1644–1718)

HT: @crossway

What Is Holiness?

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Matt Jury under John Owen

Holiness is nothing but the implanting, writing and living out the gospel in our souls.

John Owen (1616 – 1683)

HT: @CSLCHSnMore

Life Is Worship

Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. (Psalm 29.2)

Tag Archives: holiness

Divine Wisdom Can Be Yours!

Not until we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God’s holiness and sovereignty… acknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own thoughts, and willing to have our minds turned upside down, can divine wisdom become ours.

You Can’t Do Holy, but You Can Be Holy

Holiness is not something we are called upon to do in order that we may become something; it is something we are to do because of what we already are.

The Benedict Option Is Not an Option

[T]he greater the corruption of society, the more need for holy men and women to live in that society. The world can only become darker by the withdrawing of its lights and more corrupt through the gathering away of the salt scattered over it.

How Will You Worship This Weekend?

To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to devote the will to the purpose of God.

Prayer Flows from Holiness

No heart will ever rise to genuine prayer that does not at the same time long for holiness.

The Glory of Christ

The glory of kings is in the wealth and peace of their subjects; the glory of Christ is in the grace and holiness of his subjects.

The Test of Godliness

The best measure of a spiritual life is not its ecstasies but its obedience.

Christian Faith Is Not Just Mental Agreement

True Godliness Changes You to Change the World

True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it.

What Is Holiness?

Holiness is nothing but the implanting, writing and living out the gospel in our souls.