Quotes by Johann Christoph Blumhardt

Johann Christoph Blumhardt (1805–1880) — Pfarrer, Erweckungsprediger · Pietismus · Deutschland

Johann Christoph Blumhardt (1805–1880) war ein deutscher evangelischer Pfarrer und Vertreter der Erweckungsbewegung, der in Möttlingen und Bad Boll wirkte. Bekannt wurde er durch die Losung „Jesus ist Sieger!“ sowie Berichte über Krankenheilungen und Dämonenaustreibungen, die zu Lebzeiten kirchliche Kritik und Auflagen nach sich zogen. Für heutige Bibelleser steht er für eine praktische Seelsorge und eine Hoffnung auf das Reich Gottes, die das Wirken Christi in der konkreten Lebenswirklichkeit verortet.

Era: Revival & the 19th Century

Recurring topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Faith & Trust, Hope & Confidence, Courage & Strength, Guilt & Forgiveness, Fear & Anxiety, Joy & Gratitude, Grace & Redemption

Quotes by Johann Christoph Blumhardt

I do not know what could frighten me when I consider that Jesus lives.

Johann Christoph Blumhardt

The whole gospel wants to offer people nothing but joy. That is why one must be careful not to turn it into a fright, or to present Jesus, the bringer of joy, as a thunderer of Sinai.

Johann Christoph Blumhardt

That Jesus is victorious remains eternally settled.

Johann Christoph Blumhardt

Divine things enter the heart unnoticed. God does it in your heart through his Spirit, and there it lives, and then it comes out of you by itself like breath.

Johann Christoph Blumhardt

No one can forbid me to hope for much from my God.

Johann Christoph Blumhardt

Sin is not a trait, but a captivity.

Johann Christoph Blumhardt

If you do not have the rule of God over you, soon someone else will rule over you. The love of God should make us the freest of people.

Johann Christoph Blumhardt

This is what believing means: taking God as present.

Johann Christoph Blumhardt

God can place Himself at your side or can give you an angel beside you who does what you cannot do.

Johann Christoph Blumhardt

To show love to enemies, bless those who curse, do good to those who hate, pray for those who insult and persecute — the Lord regards this as indispensable for anyone who claims the kingdom of heaven, who claims a child's right before God. A love that only loves when it is loved in return means nothing at all to the Lord. For alongside it one can still remain a cursed sinner through hatred and envy elsewhere, and one is no different through it from the worst sinners.

Johann Christoph Blumhardt

Sources: wikipedia.org, plough.com, blumhardt.com, christianhistoryinstitute.org

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