The steamship whose machinery is broken may be brought into port and made fast to the dock. She is safe, but not sound. Repairs may last a long time. Christ designs to make us both safe and sound. Justification gives the first – safety; sanctification gives the second – soundness.
— Augustus Strong (1836–1921), Theologe
Topics: Grace & Redemption, Growth & Character
Occasions: For Reflection
Augustus Strong
Augustus Strong (1836–1921) war ein US-amerikanischer baptistischer Pastor, Theologe und langjähriger Präsident des Rochester Theological Seminary. Bekannt wurde er durch seine dreibändige „Systematic Theology“, in der er calvinistische Dogmatik mit zeitgenössischer Philosophie und Naturwissenschaft verband, was ihm theologische Kritik von konservativer wie liberaler Seite einbrachte. Für Bibelleser dient sein Werk bis heute als historisch fundiertes und begrifflich präzises Nachschlagewerk zur systematischen Theologie der baptistischen Tradition.
All quotes by Augustus Strong (5)
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