The truth about God is not spoken by the one who can talk piously, but by the one who has suffered it, experienced it, and can bear witness to it through his life.
— Gerhard Rempel, Pastor, theologischer Autor und Chefredakteur
Topics: Discipleship, Witness & Mission
Occasions: For Reflection
Gerhard Rempel
Gerhard Rempel ist ein deutscher Pastor und theologischer Publizist der Freikirche der Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten, der unter anderem als Chefredakteur der Zeitschrift ADVENTECHO wirkte. In seinen Schriften betont er das reformatorische Erbe des adventistischen Glaubens und widmet sich Fragen der Glaubenslehre sowie einer gelebten Frömmigkeit. Für Bibelleser bieten seine Andachtstexte und Impulse prägnante theologische Gedanken zur persönlichen Schriftbetrachtung.
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Jesus calls us not to a new religion, but to life.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Prayer does not equip us for greater works – prayer is the greater work.
Oswald Chambers
In a sense, learning to follow Jesus is simply learning to pray the Lord’s Prayer.
N.T. Wright
Being a Christian is not a 'do-it-yourself' affair.
Jerry Bridges
God has not called us to success, only to faithfulness.
Mother Teresa
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
Jim Elliot
Do not be afraid of Christ. He demands nothing and he gives everything.
Pope Benedict XVI
A Christian is not a man who never goes wrong, but a man who is enabled to repent.
C.S. Lewis