A Brick in the Valley

One of the most important influences in my life has been Jerry Bridges.  I don’t know him personally, but when I began really growing as a believer, The Pursuit of Holiness was a great encouragement.  Later, I read The Discipline of Grace, see this post, and it answered many of my questions about the relationship between personal effort and grace.

So, when I read on Justin Taylor’s blog that Jerry Bridges made the following statement, I headed for Amazon and updated my wish list.  Bridges said:

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