Quotes by Tom Ascol
Tom Ascol (b. 1956) — Pastor, Präsident von Founders Ministries, Theologe · reformiert-baptistisch · USA
Tom Ascol (geboren 1956) ist ein US-amerikanischer reformiert-baptistischer Pastor und Theologe, der seit 1986 die Grace Baptist Church in Florida leitet und als Präsident der Organisation Founders Ministries amtiert. Er setzt sich für calvinistische Bekenntnisse innerhalb der Southern Baptist Convention ein und ist zugleich für seine scharfe Kritik an säkularen Strömungen wie der Critical Race Theory bekannt. Heutigen Bibellesern vermittelt er eine strikte Ausrichtung an der reformierten Theologie und der Irrtumslosigkeit der Bibel, polarisiert jedoch durch sein kompromissloses kirchenpolitisches Auftreten.
Era: Today
Recurring topics: Guilt & Forgiveness, Eternity & Hope Beyond Death, Freedom & Truth, Humility & Pride, Wisdom & Understanding, Grace & Redemption, Joy & Gratitude, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit
Quotes by Tom Ascol
Self-deception is an insidious condition. You will never meet a person who knows he is self-deceived. By definition, those ensnared are completely unaware that they are.
Tom Ascol
The dreadfulness of hell deepens our grateful praise for the salvation we have in Jesus Christ. Hell is what we deserve. And hell is what He experienced on the cross in our place.
Tom Ascol
Jesus teaches us that there is something far more fundamental to our sinfulness than the actual sins we commit. Our sins do not make us sinful. Rather, we commit sins because at the very center of our lives, we are sinful. Sin has invaded the inner recesses of our personalities.
Tom Ascol
The Christian life is a war, and the fiercest battles are those that rage within the heart of every believer. The new birth radically and permanently changes a person’s sinful nature, but it does not immediately liberate that nature from all of the remnants of sin. Birth is followed by growth, and that growth involves warfare.
Tom Ascol
The punishment must fit the crime. The misery and torment of hell point to the wickedness and seriousness of sin. Those who protest the biblical doctrine of hell as being excessive betray their inadequate comprehension of the sinfulness of sin. For sinners to be consigned to anything less than the horrors of eternal punishment would be a miscarriage of justice.
Tom Ascol
How can God exact infinite punishment for a finite sin? First, because the person against whom all sin is committed is infinite. Crimes against the infinitely holy, infinitely kind, infinitely good, and infinitely supreme Ruler of the world deserve unending punishment. In addition to that, those condemned to hell will go on sinning for eternity. There is no repentance in hell. So the punishment will continue as long as the sinning does.
Tom Ascol
Sources: wikipedia.org, baptistnews.com, witnessleelehren.org, truegraceofgod.org
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