Baptism and coming to the front are two essentially different things. One is an act which confirms the promises of salvation to believers, the other is a device intended to help men become believers. One bears witness to salvation, the other is represented as actually accomplishing something towards our salvation. One is an action commanded by Christ, the other is not.

Iain Murray (b. 1931), Kirchenhistoriker, Pastor und Autor

Topics: Church & Congregation, Grace & Redemption

Iain Murray

Iain Murray (* 1931) ist ein britischer reformierter Pastor, Kirchenhistoriker und Mitbegründer des Verlags Banner of Truth Trust. Er wurde vor allem durch seine Biografien historischer Glaubensgestalten wie Martyn Lloyd-Jones sowie durch seinen Einsatz für das theologische Erbe des Puritanismus und seine Kritik an ökumenischen und charismatischen Strömungen bekannt. Heutigen Bibellesern vermitteln seine Schriften vertiefte Einblicke in die reformierte Erweckungs- und Predigtgeschichte, wenngleich seine Darstellungen mitunter wegen einer stark konfessionell geprägten Perspektive diskutiert werden.

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