But I observed that, although I was such a great sinner before conversion, God never burdened me heavily with the guilt of sins committed while I was in ignorance. He only showed me that I was lost if I did not have Christ because I had been a sinner. I saw that I needed a perfect righteousness to present me without fault before God, and this righteousness was nowhere to be found but in the person of Jesus Christ.
— John Bunyan (1628–1688), Schriftsteller/Prediger
Topics: Grace & Redemption, Guilt & Forgiveness
John Bunyan
John Bunyan war ein englischer puritanischer Prediger und Schriftsteller des 17. Jahrhunderts, der wegen seines unlizenzierten Predigens über zwölf Jahre im Gefängnis von Bedford inhaftiert war. Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem durch sein allegorisches Werk „Die Pilgerreise“ sowie seine theologische Betonung von Gnade, Buße und Standhaftigkeit in geistlichen Anfechtungen. Bibellesern veranschaulichen seine Texte bis heute die Herausforderungen der christlichen Nachfolge, Heilsgewissheit und das Ringen mit Glaubenszweifeln in bildhafter Sprache.
All quotes by John Bunyan (46)
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God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers
God counts on your failure far more than you do yourself.
Hans Peter Royer
Ultimately mourning means facing what wounds us in the presence of One who can heal.
Henri Nouwen
The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Tim Keller