Quotes by Jen Wilkin
Jen Wilkin (b. 1969) — Autorin, Bibellehrerin und Podcasterin · evangelikal-reformiert (Baptisten) · USA
Jen Wilkin (* 1969) ist eine US-amerikanische evangelikal-reformierte Autorin, Referentin und Bibellehrerin, die lange Zeit im Leitungsbereich von The Village Church in Texas wirkte. Sie plädiert für ein intellektuell fundiertes, induktives Bibelstudium, geriet jedoch in Teilen des konservativen US-Evangelikalismus wegen ihrer Kritik an starren Rollenbildern und ihrer Forderung nach mehr Mitsprache für Frauen in die Diskussion. Bibellesern vermittelt sie strukturierte Methoden zur eigenständigen Textarbeit und zum systematischen Verständnis biblischer Theologie.
Era: Today
Recurring topics: Wisdom & Understanding, Meaning & Identity, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Humility & Pride, Growth & Character, Faith & Trust, Discipleship, The Bible & the Word of God
Quotes by Jen Wilkin
If I am fully known and not rejected by God, how much more ought I to extend grace to my neighbor, whom I know only in part?
Jen Wilkin
For the believer wanting to know God's will for her life, the first question to pose is not “What should I do?” but “Who should I be?”
Jen Wilkin
The fact that you are currently inhaling and exhaling at this very moment means that you are a recipient of mercy.
Jen Wilkin
If we leave the soil of our [children’s] self-worth unwatered by our unconditional admiration, we send them into a world happy to satisfy that parched ground with conditional praise.
Jen Wilkin
When earthly parents model the love of a heavenly Father who “sees not as man sees,” we give our [children] permission to measure beauty differently than their peers: by focusing not merely on the outward appearance, but on the heart.
Jen Wilkin
The heart cannot love what the mind does not know.
Jen Wilkin
Sanctification is the process of learning increasing dependence, not autonomy.
Jen Wilkin
Everything we say or do will either illuminate or obscure the character of God. Sanctification is the process of joyfully growing luminous.
Jen Wilkin
In a sense, God has a closet filled with infinite secrets about himself, but it contains only priceless treasures, no skeletons.
Jen Wilkin
Image-bearing means becoming fully human, not becoming divine. It means reflecting as a limited being the perfections of a limitless God.
Jen Wilkin
All human creativity is the vaguest whisper of the creativity of God.
Jen Wilkin
Psalm 139 is not a psalm about me, fearfully and wonderfully made. It is a psalm about my Maker, fearful and wonderful. It is a psalm to inspire awe.
Jen Wilkin
It is not new truths we need; we need old truths recently forgotten.
Jen Wilkin
We will not wake up ten years from now and find we have passively taken on the character of God.
Jen Wilkin
If we want to feel deeply about God, we must learn to think deeply about God.
Jen Wilkin
We can't fully appreciate the sweetness of the New Testament without the savory of the Old Testament.
Jen Wilkin
We humans must confess, 'I am because he is.' Only God can say, 'I AM WHO I AM'.
Jen Wilkin
The raging of the nations can be navigated only by keeping a fixed point in view: the Lord God, seated on his throne.
Jen Wilkin
It is not coincidental that a lack of discernment and a neglected Bible are so often found in company.
Jen Wilkin
There is no true knowledge of self apart from the knowledge of God.
Jen Wilkin
Why am I here? To be a megaphone for God's glory.
Jen Wilkin
When we fear God rightly, we recognize him for who he truly is: a God of no limits, and therefore, utterly unlike anyone or anything we know.
Jen Wilkin
We must love God with our minds, allowing our intellect to inform our emotions, rather than the other way around.
Jen Wilkin
Sources: substack.com, thegospelcoalition.org, dts.edu, danieldarling.com
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