Habitual sins are like snakes: if you don't kill them, they will kill you.

— Jean Gibson (1921–2006), Bibellehrer, Ältester und christlicher Autor

Jean Gibson

Otis Jean Gibson war ein US-amerikanischer Bibellehrer, Ältester und Autor aus der Brüderbewegung, der ab den 1970er-Jahren vor allem in Kalifornien wirkte. Gemeinsam mit William MacDonald gründete er ein praxisorientiertes Jüngerschaftsprogramm und verfasste weltweit verbreitete Schulungsreihen für Christen. Bibellesern vermitteln seine Texte bis heute ein konservatives, auf verbindliche Nachfolge und Schrifttreue ausgerichtetes Glaubensverständnis.

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