Quotes about Relationship
It is only as we know God in this personal way that we come to trust Him.
— Jerry Bridges
Fellowship is not just a social privilege to enjoy; it is more basically a responsibility to assume.
— Jerry Bridges
So while the Bible asserts both God's sovereignty and people's freedom and moral responsibility, it never attempts to explain their relationship.
— Jerry Bridges
It does no good to nail an unattached branch to the vine; there is no life-giving connection. But those branches that are an integral part of the vine share in the life of the vine.
— Jerry Bridges
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.
— Jerry Bridges
We tend to think of God as being like us.
— Jerry Bridges
In order to trust God we must know Him in an intimate, personal way.
— Jerry Bridges
It is more than just knowing facts about God. It is coming into a deeper personal relationship with Him as a result of seeking Him in the midst of our personal pain and discovering Him to be trustworthy.
— Jerry Bridges
Only conduct arising from love is worthy of the name obedience.
— Jerry Bridges
If we desire to experience the totality of fellowship with Christ, we must expect to experience the fellowship of His sufferings.
— Jerry Bridges
The converse truth is that love gives validity to my actions and makes them acceptable to God.
— Jerry Bridges
The common life that believers have in Him. In the same manner, if believers are to share with one another
— Jerry Bridges