The primary ground of assurance is rooted in the promises of God, but those promises must become increasingly real to the believer through the subjective evidences of grace and the internal witness of the Holy Spirit.
— Joel Beeke (b. 1952), Reformierter Theologe, Pastor und Autor
Topics: Grace & Redemption, Faith & Trust
Occasions: For Reflection
Joel Beeke
Joel Beeke (* 1952) ist ein US-amerikanischer reformierter Theologe, Pastor und langjähriger Leiter des Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Er steht für die Wiederentdeckung der puritanischen Theologie und verbindet calvinistische Dogmatik mit einer erfahrungsorientierten, praktischen Frömmigkeit. Bibellesern bietet sein umfangreiches Schrifttum Zugänge zur reformierten Tradition sowie theologische Impulse für Heilsgewissheit, Gebet und persönliche Nachfolge.
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