We should be rigorous in judging ourselves and gracious in judging others.
Interpretation
Be hard on yourself when evaluating your actions, but be forgiving towards the mistakes of others.
This quote emphasizes the importance of self-reflection and accountability, suggesting that we should hold ourselves to high standards while being understanding and compassionate towards the faults of others. It advocates for a balanced approach to judgment, where we strive for personal growth without harshly criticizing those around us, fostering a more supportive community and relationship with others.
In practice
During a workshop on personal growth, this quote can serve as a reminder to the participants to be fair to themselves and others.
I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment of the Spirit to fulfill God's creational intentions.
I plainly felt that, had God given me such a retirement with the companion I desired, I should have forgotten the work for which I was born and have set up my rest in this world.
I asked long ago,'What must I do to be saved?' The Scripture answered, 'Keep the commandments, believe, hope, love.' I was early warned against laying, as the Papists do, too much stress on outward works, or on a faith without works, which as it does not include, so it will never lead to true hope or charity.
Prayer is where the action is.
I saw that giving even all my life to God (supposing it possible to do this and go no further) would profit me nothing unless I gave my heart, yea, all my heart, to Him.
In using all means, seek God alone. In and through every outward thing, look only to the power of His Spirit, and the merits of His Son. Beware you do not get stuck in the work itself; if you do, it is all lost labor. Nothing short of God can satisfy your soul. Therefore, fix on Him in all, through all, and above all...Remember also to use all means as means-as ordained, not for their own sake.
No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.
That your enemies have been created is God's doing; that they hate you and wish to ruin you is their own doing. What should you say about them in your mind? "Lord be merciful to them, forgive them their sins, put the fear of God in them, change them!" You are loving in them not what they are, but what you would have them to become.
The living owe it to those who no longer can speak to tell their story for them.
The establishment will irritate you - pull your beard, flick your face - to make you fight. Because once they've got you violent, then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don't know how to handle is non-violence and humor.
Ancient laws remain in force long after the people have the power to change them.
One must be a great man indeed to be able to hold out even against common sense." "Or else a fool.
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