Enjoying The Gospel Quotes

“This is the heart of the spirit of religion: “Give them everything but His presence.” Why? Because only His presence gives life. This is why some hate religion and why others die under it, because it only gives a picture of Jesus but never introduces the person of Jesus.”
― Eric Gilmour, Enjoying The Gospel

“To give God all of our attention and affection will rip the soul away from the rule of self consciousness and set it free to fly.”
― Eric Gilmour, Enjoying The Gospel

“He wants to live through us by us living by Him.”
― Eric Gilmour, Enjoying The Gospel

“Our mental acrobatics cannot perform the miracle of sweet intimacy with Jesus. It seems that our human mind will come up with anything to substitute a genuine face-to-face love exchange with God in His presence.”
― Eric William Gilmour, Enjoying The Gospel

“Jesus teaches us through this that the Spirit of religion is devotion to God without a living perception of Him.”
― Eric William Gilmour, Enjoying The Gospel

“…( God’s) goal was not simply to fit individuals for heaven but to create a people who by the power of the Spirit lived out the life of the future (the life of God Himself) in the present age… The Spirit as the experienced, empowering return of God’s own personal presence in and among us, Who enables us to live as a radically eschatological people in the present world while we await the consummation.” -Gordon Fee”
― Eric William Gilmour, Enjoying The Gospel

“haste always muffles our ears.”
― Eric Gilmour, Enjoying The Gospel

“Communion with God is simply moving in concert with God through God into God to live unto God.”
― Eric Gilmour, Enjoying The Gospel

“Adoration is the beginning, sustaining and end of all things in our union with God.”
― Eric Gilmour, Enjoying The Gospel

“never cover the flame in your heart to comfort the ice in another’s.”
― Eric Gilmour, Enjoying The Gospel

“Intimacy unites us with Him so that our works issue out of what we are through union with Him.”
― Eric Gilmour, Enjoying The Gospel

“The Gospel is the offering of God’s presence to Men.”
― Eric Gilmour, Enjoying The Gospel