Quotes by Detlev Fleischhammel

Detlev Fleischhammel (b. 1952) — Theologe, Prediger, christlicher Autor · evangelikal / freikirchlich · Deutschland

Detlev Fleischhammel (* 1952) ist ein deutscher evangelikaler Theologe, Prediger und Autor, der nach Missionstätigkeit in Haiti langjährig im freikirchlichen Gemeindedienst in Deutschland wirkte. Er steht für eine konservativ-bibeltreue Theologie mit Schwerpunkten auf verbindlicher Gemeindeseelsorge, biblischer Konfliktbewältigung und der kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit modernen Gemeindeaufbaumodellen. Bibellesern begegnet er heute vor allem durch praktisch-theologische Veröffentlichungen sowie durch pointierte Aphorismen zur christlichen Lebensführung.

Era: Today

Recurring topics: Doubt & Hard Questions, Eternity & Hope Beyond Death, Grace & Redemption, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Faith & Trust, Ethical Questions, Wisdom & Understanding, Service & Love of Neighbour

Quotes by Detlev Fleischhammel

What Jesus Christ has done for us on the cross is absolutely sufficient for God to accept us. Whoever thinks they must add something to it is like someone pouring water into the ocean with a thimble so it won't dry out.

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Only the one who has first washed a fellow human's feet has the right to give them a piece of his mind.

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The only person who has ever truly been forsaken by God was Jesus Christ on the cross.

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Death is not the full stop of our life, but at most a semicolon.

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It was not the nails that held Jesus to the cross, but his immeasurably great and deep love for us.

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That's the wonderful thing about God: when it really matters, it doesn't depend on us, but on Him.

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Love for one's neighbor is always free for the one who receives it, but never for the one who gives it.

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How can we reject a person whom God has accepted?

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Death will be my gate into perfect fellowship with Jesus Christ, into unceasing joy over his salvation, and into eternal worship of the one who gave his life for me and who has held me fast in his inexhaustible grace and patience, in his strong hand.

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Since the resurrection of Jesus, death is no longer a dead end, but a slip road to eternal life.

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God does not expect us to understand him, but to trust him.

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Letting go takes less strength than holding on, and yet it is harder.

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God made each of us as a precious, one-of-a-kind piece - that is why He will never carelessly cast us aside or forget us.

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Getting rid of God is impossible; you only become godless in the attempt.

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At the banquet of our existence, this life is only the appetizer—poor is the one who believes nothing comes after it!

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I understand that some people can no longer believe in God after Auschwitz. But it does not fit into my head that often the very same people still think that human beings are, at their core, good.

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In a good marriage, the blazing bonfire of infatuation slowly becomes the far hotter and more lasting glow of love.

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Money and power do not corrupt character; they merely bring it to light.

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Whoever refuses to forgive a wrong done to them harms themselves most of all.

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Long before a problem appears on the horizon, God already has the solution for it.

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"It doesn't matter what you believe, only that you believe" – that is the creed of postmodern man. Fine and well, but if someone mistakes a streetlamp for an apple tree, he will be sorely disappointed at harvest time.

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The holy God, who deeply abhors sin, has an immense love for sinners—who can understand that? Only against the backdrop of God's holiness can one even begin to grasp the greatness, the depth, and also the nature of his love for us.

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Jesus spooned up to the very last drop the disgusting soup we had brewed for ourselves.

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A God I could fully understand could not be my God.

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Most people make provisions for all sorts of things: for illness, unemployment and old age, for vacation and even for the cost of their own funeral—but not for eternity.

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Adultery does not begin in bed, but in the mind.

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Everything we see will one day pass away. What we have never seen remains forever.

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True Christians don't really die - they just move house.

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Demagogues promise people more or less heaven on earth, and then turn their lives into hell.

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The so-enlightened contemporary is a walking contradiction: he does not fear the almighty, holy God, but the number 13, black cats crossing his path, broken mirrors and other ridiculous things.

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'Modern theology' is not modern at all: even the serpent in paradise asked, 'Did God really say?'

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If there is not one truth but only your truth and my truth, which may contradict each other and yet both be equally valid – then why, even in the age of postmodernism, does only a 13mm wrench fit a 13mm bolt, and not, say, a 10mm or 17mm one?

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Only slaves of Christ are truly free.

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I reject the theory of evolution, among other reasons, because my faith is not big enough for such a great miracle.

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Jesus accepts sinners - but sadly too few sinners accept Jesus.

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The best theology is 'practical' theology - one that consistently puts its insights into practice.

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"Death is the end of everything" – that is the creed and the hope of people estranged from God.

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It is not only proper but also prudent to submit to the providence God sends our way.

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No one, by nature, sees themselves as they truly are—we need the mirror of God's word for that. And it tells us: we are utterly corrupted sinners who cannot substantially improve ourselves. But it also tells us: we are unconditionally loved by God, who can and wants to completely transform us.

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"But we love each other!" – that’s often how adultery is justified. Cheating on your spouse and breaking your vow of fidelity is not love, but selfishness, recklessness, and meanness. The question "Can love be sin?" is the wrong question; turn it around: "Can sin be love?"

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Sources: bibelbund.de, bestattung-gschwandtner.at, gutezitate.com, wikipedia.org

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