Quotes by Bernard Ramm

Bernard Ramm (1916–1992) — Theologe · Baptistisch · USA

Bernard Ramm war ein US-amerikanischer baptistischer Theologe und Religionsphilosoph des 20. Jahrhunderts, der als prägender Vordenker der Neo-Evangelikalen Bewegung an mehreren Seminaren und Hochschulen lehrte. Er setzte sich für eine methodisch reflektierte Schriftauslegung und die Vereinbarkeit von Glaube und Naturwissenschaft ein, stieß jedoch mit seiner Kritik am Junge-Erde-Kreationismus und seiner Rezeption Karl Barths auf scharfen Widerspruch konservativer Evangelikaler. Für Bibelleser bleibt er ein wichtiger Impulsgeber für das Verhältnis von Schöpfungsglaube und Wissenschaft abseits fundamentalistischer Engführungen.

Era: The 20th Century

Recurring topics: The Bible & the Word of God, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Wisdom & Understanding

Quotes by Bernard Ramm

A thousand times over, the death knell of the Bible has been sounded, a funeral procession formed, the inscription cut on the tombstone, and committal read. But somehow the corpse never stays put.

Bernard Ramm

To profess to know a great deal about the Spirit of God is contrary to the nature of the Spirit of God. There is a hiddenness to the Spirit that cannot be uncovered. There is an immediacy of the Spirit that cannot be shoved into vision. There is an invisibility of the Spirit that cannot be forced into visibility. There is a reticence of the Spirit that cannot be converted into openness. For these reasons one feels helpless, inadequate, and unworthy to write a line about the Spirit.

Bernard Ramm

One of the exaggerations of the century is this: all the promises of the Bible are for me.

Bernard Ramm

If God became incarnate, what kind of man would He be? If God became a man we would expect His human life to be sinless. Jesus was. If God were to become a man we would expect Him to be a model of purity. Jesus was. If God were a man we would expect His words to be the greatest ever spoken. Jesus’ words were. If God were to become a man we would expect Him to exert a profound power over human personality. Jesus did. If God were to become a man we would expect some supernatural acts. And Jesus did them. If God were to become a man we would expect Him to manifest the love of God. And Jesus did in dying on the cross.

Bernard Ramm

Sources: wikipedia.org, tdl.org, asa3.org, theopedia.com

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