Quotes by Richard Strauss

Richard Strauss (1933–1993) — Pastor und Buchautor · evangelikal · USA

Richard Strauss (1933–1993) war ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Pastor und Autor, der über zwei Jahrzehnte lang die Emmanuel Faith Community Church in Kalifornien leitete. Er stand für eine konservative, am Dallas Theological Seminary geprägte Schriftauslegung und wurde vor allem durch praktische Schriften zu Ehe, Familie und Nachfolge bekannt. Bibellesern bietet er bis heute alltagsbezogene Auslegungen sowie Reflexionen über das Gottvertrauen in persönlichen Krisen und schwerer Krankheit.

Era: The 20th Century

Recurring topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Relationships & Family, Wisdom & Understanding

Quotes by Richard Strauss

God’s name is the epitome of who and what He is, and He says His name is Jealous. Jealousy is not merely a passing mood with God. It is the essence of His person. He cannot be other than jealous. Since He is the highest and greatest being there is, infinitely holy and glorious, He must be passionately committed to preserving His honor and supremacy. He must zealously desire exclusive devotion and worship. To do less would make Him less than God.

Richard Strauss

No man with any moral fiber wants to share his wife with another man, and neither does God. He expects exclusive devotion from her. When she goes after other lovers, that is, when she worships other gods and thus commits spiritual adultery, He is said to be jealous.

Richard Strauss

God is sovereign and supreme over all. Were He to share His glory with other so-called gods, He would be elevating them to a position that would not be consistent with their true nature, and it likewise would be making Him untrue to His own nature – less than the preeminent God He is. He must be faithful to Himself and maintain His high and holy position, and He wants His creatures to attribute to Him that degree of honor. Basically, that is what He means when He says, “I shall be jealous for My holy name” (Ezekiel 39:25). His jealousy does not grow out of insecurity, anxiety, frustration, covetousness, pride, or spite, as ours usually does. It is the natural and necessary by-product of His absolute sovereignty and infinite holiness.

Richard Strauss

Sources: logos.com, wikipedia.org, scribd.com, spiritualgold.org

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