The cross confirms all that we have said about the infinite offense of sin. It says that no finite sacrifice can atone for sin (Heb. 10:4). Nothing but a sacrifice of infinite value, God Himself, can atone for our offenses. In addition, no one but an infinite Being is capable of suffering sufficiently to atone for infinite offenses against an infinitely holy God.
— William Farley (b. 1948), Pastor und Buchautor
Related Bible passage: HEB.10.4
Topics: Grace & Redemption, Guilt & Forgiveness
Occasions: The Church Year, For Reflection
William Farley
William Farley (* 1948) ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikal-reformierter Autor und Pastor, der von 2002 bis 2018 die Gemeinde „Grace Christian Fellowship“ in Spokane leitete. Bekanntheit erlangte er durch theologische Bücher und Beiträge, in denen er das biblische Evangelium auf Ehe, Kindererziehung, Demut und persönliche Heiligung anwendet. Für Bibelleser bietet sein Werk praktische Impulse, wie reformierte Kreuzestheologie im Alltag und in zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen konkret gelebt werden kann.
All quotes by William Farley (21)
It wasn't the nails that held Jesus to the cross. It was love.
Max Lucado
Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.
Philip Yancey
In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.
Henri Nouwen
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers
God counts on your failure far more than you do yourself.
Hans Peter Royer
Ultimately mourning means facing what wounds us in the presence of One who can heal.
Henri Nouwen
The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Tim Keller