Quotes by Theo Lehmann
Theo Lehmann (b. 1934) — Evangelist, Theologe und Buchautor · evangelisch-lutherisch · Deutschland
Theo Lehmann (* 1934) ist ein deutscher evangelisch-lutherischer Theologe, Buchautor und ehemaliger Jugendpfarrer, der in der DDR durch überregionale Jugendgottesdienste in Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz) bekannt wurde. Er verband Blues- und Gospelmusik mit profilierter Verkündigung gegen staatliche Repressionen, geriet später jedoch durch scharfe theologische und gesellschaftspolitische Äußerungen in die Kritik. Für Bibelleser stehen seine pointierten Texte für ein geradliniges Bekenntnis zur Bibel und die Ermutigung, den Glauben auch unter gesellschaftlichem Gegenwind zu vertreten.
Era: Today
Recurring topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Faith & Trust, Grace & Redemption, Love, Meaning & Identity, Growth & Character, The Bible & the Word of God, Discipleship
Quotes by Theo Lehmann
You are God's love at first sight. He remains faithful to you. What holds you back? You are God's wished-for child. It's good that you exist. Wonderful how the Lord loves you above all.
Theo Lehmann
The God of the Bible is something practical. To experience him, you don't need to escape the problems of this world into higher spheres. Nothing happens there. Just look at where the biblical stories took place — right in the middle of our everyday troubles.
Theo Lehmann
God is not a thought. God is not a principle. God is your Father. Father loves you.
Theo Lehmann
Jesus is God's emergency response for a wrecked world.
Theo Lehmann
The love of God is something different from 'the dear God.' The love of God is like dynamite, a power that changes people. The 'dear God' is a harmless tranquilizer, a lame invention of people who don't want to change and don't want to live as a child of God.
Theo Lehmann
I intend, when God questions me at the judgment about my understanding of Scripture, not to appeal to interpreting human words, but to him himself. This is what you said, God, and this is what I preached.
Theo Lehmann
God never said: Seek me in bushes and peas, but: Seek me in Christ!
Theo Lehmann
Being a Christian without conversion is like running a race without a starting shot. You do run, but it doesn't count.
Theo Lehmann
We live in a time of tremendous confusion. There is nothing that isn't taught in the church. But not everyone who speaks or writes in the church tells the truth. Not everyone wearing a robe is a pastor. Not everyone who speaks of God is sent by God. Under sheep's clothing a wolf can hide. Whoever believes anyone just because they're employed by 'the church' and use pious words is naive. We cannot afford that naivety. After all, it is about our temporal and eternal salvation.
Theo Lehmann
Sources: wikipedia.org, gottwillalle.de, scm-shop.de, eulemagazin.de
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