[God was] jealous for your salvation as He brought the gospel to you in one way and another, through one person and another, through one means and another, until finally He broke through in the power of the Holy Spirit and brought you to living faith. What is more, He is jealous for you now, jealous for your spiritual welfare, jealous for you in every temptation and trial, jealous lest you should be robbed by covetousness, compromise, worldliness, prayerlessness or disobedience in any shape or form. He is jealous that you should have that fullness of blessing, those riches of grace that He longs to bestow upon every one of you His people.
— John Blanchard (1932–2021), Evangelist, Apologet, Prediger und Buchautor
Topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Grace & Redemption
Occasions: Encouragement
John Blanchard
John Blanchard (1932–2021) war ein britischer Evangelist, Prediger und apologetischer Buchautor mit reformiert-evangelikaler Ausrichtung. Weite Bekanntheit erlangte er durch evangelistische Veröffentlichungen wie „Ultimate Questions“ sowie Arbeiten, in denen er klassische Lehren wie die persönliche Bekehrung, das Sühnopfer und das biblische Gericht verteidigte. Für heutige Bibelleser bietet sein Werk prägnante Zitate und systematische Argumente zur Auseinandersetzung mit säkularen sowie atheistischen Weltbildern.
All quotes by John Blanchard (13)
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