Convictions based just on what our parents believe may work for a time; convictions based on personal experiences may help with some situations; convictions based on personal opinions may at times guide us in decisions; and even convictions based on the values of the world may in a rare situation also honor God; but by far the best, the strongest, and the surest conviction that will guide us in every situation, decision, and temptation is a conviction formed by sound and thorough biblical study and teaching.

— Karl Graustein (b. 1971), US-amerikanischer christlicher Pädagoge, Schulleiter und Buchautor

Topics: The Bible & the Word of God, Wisdom & Understanding

Karl Graustein

Karl Graustein (* 1971) ist ein US-amerikanischer Pädagoge, Schulleiter und christlicher Buchautor aus dem evangelikal-reformierten Spektrum. Bekannt wurde er vor allem durch das Werk „Growing Up Christian“, in dem er die persönliche Aneignung des Glaubens und die Überwindung rein traditioneller Religiosität thematisiert. Heutigen Bibellesern gibt er praxisnahe Impulse zur Selbstprüfung, um theologisches Wissen mit gelebter Demut und persönlicher Hingabe zu verbinden.

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