It give expression not merely to our sense that we have received salvation from Him, but also to our appreciation of what it cost Him to procure this salvation for us. It is the name specifically of the Christ of the cross. Whenever we pronounce it, the cross is placarded before our eyes and our hearts are filled with loving remembrance of not only that Christ has given us salvation, but that He paid a mighty price for it.
— Benjamin B. Warfield (1851–1921), Theologe
Topics: Grace & Redemption, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Joy & Gratitude
Occasions: For Reflection
Benjamin B. Warfield
Benjamin B. Warfield war ein US-amerikanischer presbyterianischer Theologe und lehrte von 1887 bis 1921 am Princeton Theological Seminary. Er gilt als einflussreichster Systematiker der sogenannten Princeton-Theologie und prägte maßgeblich die reformierte Lehre von der Verbalinspiration und Irrtumslosigkeit der Bibel sowie den Cessationismus. Für Bibelleser bietet sein Werk eine historisch wirkmächtige dogmatische Begründung für die Zuverlässigkeit des Bibeltextes, steht jedoch wegen seines als rationalistisch kritisierten Zugangs auch in der theologischen Diskussion.
All quotes by Benjamin B. Warfield (14)
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