GraceChristian Living
The Discipline of Grace
God's Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness
Jerry Bridges explores how God's grace, not self-effort, is the foundation and power behind growth in holiness.
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Jerry Bridges
Author and discipler
American author (1929–2016) associated with The Navigators, known for his writings on holiness and grace in the Christian life.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jerry Bridges was an American author and staff member of The Navigators for over sixty years, where he devoted his ministry to discipleship and Christian growth. He held degrees in engineering and business before turning his focus toward writing on practical holiness and grace.
His books, marked by pastoral warmth and clear application, helped popularize the idea that sanctification flows from grace rather than self-effort, shaping how a generation of evangelicals thought about sin, holiness, and dependence on God.
- Staff member of The Navigators for more than 60 years
- Author of The Pursuit of Holiness, Respectable Sins, and The Discipline of Grace
- Known for connecting practical holiness to the gospel of grace
Books by Jerry Bridges
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HolinessChristian Living
The Pursuit of Holiness
with Study Guide
A classic call to personal holiness, showing the believer's responsibility to actively cooperate with the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit.
Christian Living
Respectable Sins
Confronting the Sins We Tolerate
Jerry Bridges confronts the 'acceptable' sins Christians often tolerate — pride, envy, gossip, impatience — calling believers to genuine holiness in the less visible areas of life.