Welcome Christmas Season 2009
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Dei Gratia Rex |
By the Grace of God, King |
Many Christians have what we might call a "cultural holiness". They adapt to the character and behavior pattern of Christians around them. As the Christian culture around them is more or less holy, so these Christians are more or less holy. But God has not called us to be like those around us. He has called us to be li...ke himself. Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God. --Jerry Bridges
The following comes from Evagrius Ponticus, 4th century Desert Father; friend of
Gregory of Nazianzus and Nyssa, and disciple of Macarius the Great. (not the exact phrase but close)
The Priority of Bible Reading
“Read the Bible daily. Make it part of every day's business to read and meditate on some portion of God's Word. Gather your manna fresh every morning. Choose your own seasons and hours. Do not scramble over and hurry your reading. Give your Bible the best, and not the worst, part of your time. But whatever plan you pursue, let it be a rule of your life to visit the throne of grace and the Bible every day.”~ J.C. Ryle "How Readest Thou?", 57. (ht: JC Ryle quotes, http://bit.ly/409XkV)
Servant of the God Most High,
Husband, Father, Friend
