The Christian is joyful, not because he is blind to injustice and suffering, but because he is convinced that these, in the light of the divine sovereignty, are never ultimate. The Christian can be sad, and often is perplexed, but he is never really worried, because he knows that the purpose of God is to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.

— D. Elton Trueblood (1900–1994), Theologe

Related Bible passage: EPH.1.10

Topics: Hope & Confidence, Joy & Gratitude, Eternity & Hope Beyond Death

Occasions: Encouragement, For Reflection

D. Elton Trueblood

David Elton Trueblood war ein US-amerikanischer Theologe, Religionsphilosoph und Autor des 20. Jahrhunderts, der unter anderem an der Stanford University und dem Earlham College wirkte. Geprägt von der Tradition der Quäker, initiierte er die ökumenische Laienbewegung „Yokefellows“, warnte vor einer gesellschaftlichen Entwurzelung christlicher Werte und stieß durch seine Abkehr vom strikten Pazifismus auf innerkirchliche Kritik. Heutigen Bibellesern vermittelt er Impulse für intellektuelle Redlichkeit im Glauben, geistliche Disziplin und das Priestertum aller Gläubigen.

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