“If you want to begin immediately to weaken the influence of worldliness in your life, take the sound advice from the great physician of the soul, John Owen:
‘When someone sets his affections upon the cross and the love of Christ, he crucifies the world as a dead and undesirable thing. The baits of sin lose their attraction and disappear. Fill your affections with the cross of Christ and you will find no room for sin’”
Being that C. J. Mahaney has become one of my favorite preacher/writers lately I thought I’d share his testimony with you all… God’s grace is so wonderful! Hope you enjoy this… It’s worth the 7 minutes…
“God is glorified when we believe with all our hearts that those who trust in Christ can never be condemned. It’s only when we receive His free gift of grace and live in total forgiveness that we’re able to turn from old, sinful ways of living and walk in grace-motivated obedience.” -C. J. Mahaney (page [...]
“We have a constant tendency to stop remembering the cross, and to start depending on legalism and self-effort.” – C. J. Mahaney (Living the Cross Centered Life, pg. 107) Oh how easy it is to base our joy on our own efforts… Up and down we go depending on how good we are… We must [...]
Okay, today I will start reading C. J. Mahaney’s “Living the Cross Centered Life”… Anyone read it yet??? What do you all think? The title gives me the impression that it’ll be a brilliant, gospel drivin book… I just finished Mahaney’s book on humility, and thought it was great… Well let me know your opinion… [...]
