Motion is the most perfect discoverer of life. He that can stir his limbs, is surely not dead. The feet of the soul are the affections. Hast thou not found in thyself a hate and detestation of that sin whereinto thou hast been miscarried? Hast thou not found in thyself a true grief of heart, for thy wretched indisposition to all good things? Without a true life of grace, these things could never have been.
— Joseph Hall (1574–1656), Bischof
Topics: Grace & Redemption, Growth & Character, Faith & Trust
Occasions: For Reflection
Joseph Hall
Joseph Hall (1574–1656) war ein englischer Schriftsteller, Geistlicher und Bischof von Exeter sowie Norwich. Er verband reformierte Frömmigkeit mit der Verteidigung der anglikanischen Kirchenordnung und erlangte als moralistischer Essayist den Beinamen „englischer Seneca“. Für Bibelleser sind vor allem seine Betrachtungen der biblischen Geschichte von Bedeutung, die theologische Tiefe mit praktischer Lebensweisheit verbinden.
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God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
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Oswald Chambers
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The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
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