If the Father was pleased to make a gift of certain sinners to His most blessed Son, you may rest assured that the Son will neither despise nor deny His Father’s gracious generosity. [There is] the certainty of ultimate and absolute salvation for those who come to the Son… Their life in Christ is eternal and irrevocable because that is the will of the Father; a will or a purpose that the whole of Christ’s person and work was designed to secure, a will or purpose that shall ultimately be (Psm. 115:3; 135:6; Dan. 4:34-35; Eph. 1:11; Ac. 4:28). What did Jesus come to do? He came to do the Father’s will (Jn. 6:38). What is the Father’s will? The Father’s will is that all those He has given to the Son be fully and finally saved (Jn. 6:39). Oh, what a glorious thought it is!
— Sam Storms (b. 1951), Theologe, Pastor und Autor
Related Bible passage: JHN.6.39
Topics: Grace & Redemption, Guidance & God's Will
Occasions: For Reflection
Sam Storms
Der US-amerikanische Theologe und Pastor Sam Storms (* 1951) lehrte unter anderem am Wheaton College und wirkte über Jahrzehnte im pastoralen Dienst in Oklahoma und Missouri. Er gilt als prominenter Vertreter eines reformierten Charismatismus und geriet sowohl wegen seiner Auffassung zur Fortdauer übernatürlicher Gaben als auch wegen seiner langjährigen Nähe zur charismatischen Bewegung um Kansas City in die Kritik. Bibellesern bietet er eine Auslegungsperspektive, die eine calvinistische Gnadenlehre mit dem praktischen Ausüben neutestamentlicher Geistesgaben exegetisch verbinden möchte.
All quotes by Sam Storms (269)
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