Quotes by Robert Rothwell

Robert Rothwell — Reformierter Theologe, Pastor und Autor · Reformiert / Presbyterianisch · USA

Robert Rothwell ist ein US-amerikanischer presbyterianischer Pastor, Theologe und Autor, der vor allem durch seine redaktionelle Arbeit für Ligonier Ministries und als Dozent in Florida bekannt ist. Er steht für eine historisch-bekenntnistreue reformierte Theologie, die Schriftauslegung und Bundestheologie an den traditionellen Bekenntnisschriften der Kirche ausrichtet. Heutigen Bibellesern vermittelt er in zahlreichen Kurzkommentaren und Aufsätzen ein klassisch-calvinistisches Schriftverständnis für Glaubenslehre und Alltag.

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Recurring topics: Freedom & Truth, Doubt & Hard Questions, Ethical Questions, Eternity & Hope Beyond Death, The Bible & the Word of God

Quotes by Robert Rothwell

Western culture at large freely “tolerates” any worldview as long as that worldview does not claim that other views are false. The only exclusive claim one can make is that no one can make an exclusive claim.

Robert Rothwell

Were our culture to practice toleration authentically, they would not attempt to silence [Christians] even if they could not embrace our position. It is clear therefore that the so-called “tolerance” our society embraces is actually the most insidious form of intolerance.

Robert Rothwell

Try as I might, I cannot find one verse that clearly teaches the rapture as it is understood by many American evangelicals. The radical separation between the people of God in the old covenant and the people of God in the new covenant is encouraged by this system of eschatology. And such teaching is foreign to the New Testament, which teaches that the Old Testament is really for new covenant believers.

Robert Rothwell

Help the religious pluralist see that he does not really believe that all roads lead to heaven. If he did, then he would not express outrage at suicide bombings, human sacrifice, and other such practices that even staunch religious pluralists find abhorrent. One cannot consistently embrace religious pluralism and relativism and at the same time object to any religious belief or practice. If sincerity is all that matters for salvation, religious terrorists who sincerely believe their god calls them to kill others do nothing wrong when they obey him. To condemn even one religious belief is to appeal to some ultimate, normative standard by which we may evaluate religion, establishing that standard as the one, true religion – and there can be no one, true religion for the honest religious pluralist.

Robert Rothwell

Sources: reformationbiblecollege.org, ligonier.org

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