At one level, the message of the book of Ruth is that the life of the godly is not a straight line to glory, but they do get there.
My prayer today is that God would make me an extraordinary Christian.
In loving and serving, we prove that we have been created in the likeness of God, for God is Love and when we love we are like God.
When one comes to know God and His Son Jesus Christ through the scriptures, the Spirit, and personal revelation, it is impossible to feel anything other than overwhelmed by the attributes so perfectly developed in them and so tentatively and superficially developed in oneself. Even so, we are told to strive to become like them.
Prayer makes a godly man, and puts within him "the mind of Christ," the mind of humility, of self-surrender, of service, of pity, and of prayer. If we really pray, we will become more like God, or else we will quit praying.
Contentment is one of the most distinguishing traits of the godly person, because a godly person has his heart focused on God rather than on possessions or position or power.
The Holy Ghost causes our feelings to be more tender. We feel more charitable and compassionate with each other. We are more calm in our relationships. We have a greater capacity to love each other. People want to be around us because our very countenances radiate the influence of the Spirit. We are more godly in our character. As a result, we become increasingly more sensitive to the promptings of the Holy Ghost and thus able to comprehend spiritual things more clearly.
When you have a biblical idea of men's strength, you know that God only gives us anything good to be used for his purposes and mainly to serve others.
So let me tell you what I think about gods. I think a real god is not going to be so scared or angry that he tries to keep other people down…A real god doesn’t care about control. A real god already has control of everything that needs controlling. Real gods would want to teach you how to be just like them.
The rule of life for a perfect person is to be in the image and likeness of God.
I have been told that I misrepresent being a Christian. And that has been soul-crushing.
We know that as a Christian athlete, people are watching, and so we want to be the best example we can be and show that we are different - that Christ has changed our lives.
Love is one of the chief characteristics of Deity, and ought to be manifested by those who aspire to be the sons of God.
What the purpose of my life is about is I want to become the kind of person that God wants me to become, and through my study of the scriptures, I can articulate the kind of person that God would be happy if I become.
A minister of Jesus Christ should not be regardless of his attitude. If he is the representative of Jesus Christ, his deportment, his attitude, his gestures, should be of that character which will not strike the beholder with disgust.
Godly character flows out of devotion to God and practically confirms the reality of that devotion.
It is a contradiction to be a sanctified man, or a true christian, and not humble.
When we enter into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, something wonderful happens: God begins to change our desires, and we want to be more like Him.
As we grow in holiness, we grow in hatred of sin; and God, being infinitely holy, has an infinite hatred of sin.
A modest, godly woman will dress modestly. . . The one who is simple and unpretending in her dress and in her manners shows that she understands that a true woman is characterized by moral worth.
You don't have to be dowdy to be a Christian.
Proverbs 31 is God's definition of Evelyn Roberts.
The one indispensable requirement for producing godly, mature Christians is godly, mature Christians.
True honor is an outflow from a heart that fears God.
There is no place in my soul, no corner of my character, where God is not.
