The subject of spiritual experience is at the forefront of thinking in evangelicalism worldwide today. A clear line of division can be drawn between those who insist that the Bible must be the basis by which all spiritual experience is tested and those who regard experience as pre-eminent and resist the tests of Scripture. Is the Word our authority, or is spiritual experience our authority? The Puritans were strong in the area of knowing God by heart experience but they sought to test everything by Scripture. We do well to follow their example.

— Erroll Hulse (1931–2017), Pastor, Herausgeber, Autor und Mitbegründer des Banner of Truth Trust

Topics: The Bible & the Word of God, Doubt & Hard Questions

Erroll Hulse

Erroll Hulse (1931–2017) war ein südafrikanisch-britischer reformiert-baptistischer Pastor, Autor und Verleger, der überwiegend in England sowie im südlichen Afrika wirkte. Als früher Geschäftsführer des Verlags Banner of Truth Trust und langjähriger Herausgeber der Zeitschrift Reformation Today prägte er die weltweite Wiederentdeckung puritanischer und reformatorischer Theologie. Heutigen Bibellesern vermitteln seine Schriften eine Verbindung von reformierter Gnadenlehre mit weltweiter Evangelisation und praktischer Gemeindefrömmigkeit.

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