Quotes by John Reisinger
John Reisinger (1924–2018) — Pastor und theologischer Autor · baptistisch / reformatorisch · USA
John G. Reisinger (1924–2018) war ein US-amerikanischer baptistischer Pastor, Evangelist und theologischer Autor. Er gilt als maßgeblicher Begründer der „Theologie des Neuen Bundes“, die das mosaische Gesetz als in Christus vollständig erfüllt und abgelöst ansieht, wofür er von Vertretern traditioneller Bundestheologie und des Dispensationalismus kritisiert wurde. Für Bibelleser bietet sein Werk pointierte Zugänge zur Debatte über das Verhältnis von Altem und Neuem Testament sowie von Gesetz und Gnade.
Era: Today
Recurring topics: Freedom & Truth, Wisdom & Understanding, The Bible & the Word of God, Grace & Redemption, Guilt & Forgiveness
Quotes by John Reisinger
Conscience does not, and cannot, tell you what is, or is not, the right thing to do. That is the role of parents, society, education, and for the Christian, the Bible. All human beings have a conscience, but the law that a specific conscience uses to accuse or excuse certain actions or intentions will vary greatly according to the individual’s environment and background. Obviously, the higher the standard that trains the conscience, the more conscience will “accuse.” When the law of God trains the conscience, it is impossible for that conscience ever to approve completely, since that law demands sinless perfection.
John Reisinger
Conscience is not a lawgiver. It does not teach us what is right and wrong. It functions as a judge to apply the law that has been given to it. Conscience is not an infallibly safe guide, because it can be trained to obey wrong standards. Some people can commit the most horrible deeds and feel they are doing what is right (John 16:1–3).
John Reisinger
Legalism…does not describe the attitude of a Christian who earnestly seeks to please God, but uses the law as a means to that end. A sincere desire to please God is not legalism. Nor does it cause legalism. Legalism results from the actual misuse of the law. Nor does legalism in any sense diminish the goodness of the law. There is nothing wrong with God’s holy law. Woe to the person who disparages the holy law that God wrote on stone with His finger.
John Reisinger
The law…is not for the righteous. Righteousness comes by faith, not by performing works of the law. Therefore, it is wrong to make the law our “savior or judge,” as Bunyan affirmed. However, it is not wrong for us to allow the law to “instruct our minds,” as long as we filter that instruction through the New Covenant. The final, authoritative, yardstick that validates any truth or law for the child of God is the gospel.
John Reisinger
Sources: legacy.com, faith.edu, salvationbygrace.org, allthingsnewcovenant.com
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