Aron Osborne
2 Peter 3:18 - Growing In Holiness

God has given us the gifts we need to grow but has given us the responsibility to grow.

“To everyone who is downright earnest about his soul, and hungers and thirsts after spiritual life, the question ought to come home with searching power. Do we make progress in our religion? Do we grow? Surely it becomes us from time to time to examine ourselves and take account of our souls.” J.C. Ryle

“Time is fast flying. Life is fast ebbing away. Soon it will be seen whether we have built on the rock or on the sand. Surely we should take time to examine ourselves and look into our souls. Do we get on in spiritual things? Do we grow?” J.C. Ryle

“You may be a Christian and have your feet on the rock, and yet live far below your privileges. It is possible to have union with Christ and yet little if any communion with Christ.” J.C. Ryle

“Nothing affects your character more than the company you keep.” Charles Spurgeon

“Let us seek friends that will stir us up about our prayers, our bible reading, about our use of time, about our hearts, and salvation.” Charles Spurgeon

“When I speak of a man growing in grace, I mean simply this - that his sense of sin is becoming deeper, his faith stronger, his hope brighter, his love more extensive, his spiritual mindedness more marked. He feels more of the power of godliness in his own heart. He manifests more of it in his life. He is going on from strength to strength, from faith to faith, and from grace to grace.” Charles Spurgeon

“The man whose soul is growing gets more dominion over sin, the world, and the devil every year. He becomes more careful about his temper, his words, and his actions. He is more watchful over his conduct in every relation of life. He strives more to be conformed to the image of Christ in all things… He is not content with old attainments and former grace. He forgets the things that are behind and reaches forth unto those things which are before, making ‘Higher! Upward! Forward! Onward! his continual motto.” Charles Spurgeon

“I have just enough of a taste of the majesty of God to want more. I know what it means to be a forgiven man and what it means to be sent on a mission. My soul cries for more. My soul needs more.” R.C. Sproul

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