It is important that we have a firm understanding of what it means to please God. To state it succinctly, God is only pleased with that which is in perfect agreement with His perfections. God is only glorified in Himself either in beholding His innate triune perfections within His own being or observing Himself through His creation. Truly pleasing God from the creature’s perspective means being like God in moral and spiritual qualities.
— John Hannah, Kirchenhistoriker und Theologe
Topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Growth & Character
Occasions: For Reflection
John Hannah
John D. Hannah ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Kirchenhistoriker und Theologe, der über fünf Jahrzehnte lang als Professor für Historische Theologie am Dallas Theological Seminary lehrte. Geprägt von einer reformierten Theologie und der Erforschung des Puritanismus, erlangte er Bekanntheit durch strukturierte Übersichtswerke zur Kirchengeschichte sowie durch Beiträge zur Irrtumslosigkeit der Bibel. Für Bibelleser ordnet er theologische Entwicklungen und Auslegungsfragen sachlich in ihren kirchengeschichtlichen Kontext ein.
All quotes by John Hannah (18)
You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.
Augustine of Hippo
Jesus calls us not to a new religion, but to life.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I would not be able to seek you if you had not already found me.
Augustine of Hippo
When you see a child, you catch God in the act.
Martin Luther
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
God seeks you more than your offering.
Augustine of Hippo
God has his ear at your heart.
Augustine of Hippo
God is closer to us than we are to ourselves.
Augustine of Hippo