Quotes by Jerry White
Jerry White (b. 1937) — Ehemaliger internationaler Präsident von The Navigators, Autor · evangelikal · USA
Der US-amerikanische Ingenieur und ehemalige Generalmajor Jerry White leitete von 1986 bis 2005 als internationaler Präsident das evangelikale Missions- und Jüngerschaftswerk The Navigators. Als Autor und Konferenzredner wurde er vor allem durch Veröffentlichungen zu praktischer Nachfolge, biblischer Berufsethik und dem Umgang mit persönlichen Krisen bekannt. Heutigen Bibellesern bieten seine Schriften praxisnahe Impulse zur Gewissensbildung und zur Umsetzung christlicher Integrität im säkularen Berufs- und Alltagsleben.
Era: Today
Recurring topics: Temptation & Struggle, Guilt & Forgiveness, Ethical Questions, Relationships & Family, Wisdom & Understanding, Growth & Character, Peace & Rest
Quotes by Jerry White
When is conflict a sign of danger? 1. When the conflict is a repeated pattern in your life. 2. When many or most conflicts remain unresolved. 3. When you sense a pattern of unwillingness to be open to other positions of thinking.
Jerry White
What is temptation? Some synonyms for “tempt” are: allure, attract, entice, seduce, and tantalize. Some synonyms for “tempted” are: enchanted, entranced, bewitched, hypnotized, spellbound, charmed, mesmerized, enraptured, and captivated. Each word generates an emotional picture. Temptation relates to sin. [We] are allured by it. We are attracted to it, enticed by it, seduced by its seeming pleasure, tantalized by the fantasy of what it would be like.
Jerry White
Sexual temptation is an issue of the mind. The mind can only act on what has confronted it through sight, reading, or hearing. Therefore, to guard against sexual temptation we must be careful what we look at, read, or listen to. Images are planted which cause lust to take hold. Even when we do not act out immorality we can be polluted by a mental and emotional fixation on sex.
Jerry White
Repentance is a conscience attitude of regret, a changing of the mind or a turning from sin to God. This includes a reorientation to God. In the Greek, metanoia (repentance) is the noun form of the verb metaneo (repent). The noun repentance indicates a reversal or turning around. The verb implies thinking differently. Repentance is active. “Producing fruit in keeping with repentance” (Luke 3:8).
Jerry White
Sexual sin never begins by accident. People do not suddenly fall into an illicit sexual act simply by having an opportunity confront them. There is always some specific preparation. This preparation we call “pre-sexual” experience. Pre-sexual experiences are those experiences of mind and action which excite, train, or develop our sexual drives.
Jerry White
Confession is the open admission to God of our sin… [It] means to admit our guilt, assent to God’s sovereign standards, and agree with God that our actions are unacceptable… Confession is not trivial or just a quick naming of the sin. It is a deep admission of an offense to God… A deep spirit of contrition accompanies confession. There is remorse over our sin… [And] confession needs to be accompanied by repentance.
Jerry White
Pornography is inextricably linked to masturbation for most men. In spite of the blessing the secular world give to this practice, declaring it as normal, we know that it connects to poisonous sexual images in our minds. Masturbation feeds on visual images to excite us.
Jerry White
Sources: wikipedia.org, noia.org, lausanne.org, jerrywhitebooks.com
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