Category Archives: Charles Bridges
“Believe, wait, and work” by Charles Bridges
“It is faith that enlivens our work with perpetual cheerfulness. It commits every part of it to God, in the hope, that even mistakes shall be overruled for His glory; and thus relieves us from an oppressive anxiety, often attendant … Continue reading
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“Scatter seed, believe, and wait” by Charles Bridges
“Our plain and cheering duty is therefore to go forward — to scatter the seed, to believe and to wait. Yet must there be expectancy as well as patience. The warrant of success is assured, not only as regards an … Continue reading
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“Our library and our understanding” by Charles Bridges
“It is far more easy to furnish our library than our understanding.” –Charles Bridges, The Christian Ministry (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1830/2005), 46.
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“The attentive study of the Scriptures” by Charles Bridges
“Let the Theologian ascend from the lower school of natural study, to the higher department of Scripture, and, sitting at the feet of God as his teacher, learn from His mouth the hidden mysteries of salvation, which eye hath not … Continue reading
“The Church” by Charles Bridges
“The Church is the mirror that reflects the whole effulgence of the Divine character. It is the grand scene of the display of the Divine Perfections. The revelations made to the Church– the successive grand events in her history– and, … Continue reading
“In all your ways acknowledge Him” by Charles Bridges
“Let our confidence be uniform. In all thy ways acknowledge Him (Proverbs 3:6). Take one step at a time, every step under divine warrant and direction. Ever plan for yourself in simple dependence on God. It is nothing less than … Continue reading
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