Quotes by Michael Beates
Michael Beates — Theologe, Pastor und Buchautor · Presbyterianisch / Reformiert · USA
Michael S. Beates ist ein US-amerikanischer reformierter Theologe, Pastor und Pädagoge, der vor allem im Bundesstaat Florida als Schulseelsorger und Dozent sowie im Vorstand des Hilfswerks Joni and Friends wirkt. Bekannt wurde er durch seine theologische Arbeit über Behinderung und menschliche Zerbrochenheit, in der er Begrenzungen als Raum für Gottes souveräne Gnade versteht und für die Einbindung von Menschen mit Einschränkungen in die Gemeinde eintritt. Bibellesern vermittelt er eine seelsorgerliche Perspektive auf Leid und Schwachheit, die einfachen Schuldzuweisungen oder Wohlstandsversprechen im Umgang mit Krankheit widerspricht.
Era: Today
Recurring topics: Relationships & Family, Witness & Mission, Patience & Waiting, Illness & Weakness, Suffering & the Question of God, Growth & Character, Eternity & Hope Beyond Death, Prayer & Silence
Quotes by Michael Beates
The light of Christ in His children is made more manifest to the world through the dark colors of suffering, borne through patient endurance.
Michael Beates
Affliction and suffering have been appointed by God as instruments He uses to make us more holy, to make us more like Jesus. They remind us that we are weak and we must rely not on ourselves, but on Jesus. They remind us that this world is not our home but that we are only passing through toward our real home in heaven with our Father, our Savior, Jesus Christ, and our Comforter, the Holy Spirit.
Michael Beates
Amid hectic schedules and frazzled lifestyles, daily worship allows the father to keep short accounts in the family. Arguments or disagreements cannot long remain unresolved when the family joins daily to hear the Scriptures read and commented on.
Michael Beates
For the Puritans the husband was the family pastor, responsible for channeling the family into religion, taking them to church, catechizing the children, teaching them the faith, examining the family after the sermon to check retention and understanding, filling any gaps along the way, leading family worship and setting a godly example in all manners of living.
Michael Beates
Sources: reformedbookservices.com, ligonier.org, crossway.org, blogspot.com
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