God did not give us His gospel just so we could embrace it and be converted. Actually, He offers it to us every day as a gift that keeps on giving to us everything we need for life and godliness. The wise believer learns this truth early and becomes proficient in extracting available benefits from the gospel each day. We extract these benefits by being absorbed in the gospel, speaking it to ourselves when necessary, and by daring to reckon it true in all we do.
— Milton Vincent (b. 1964), Pastor und Buchautor
Topics: Grace & Redemption, Discipleship
Occasions: For Reflection
Milton Vincent
Milton Vincent ist ein US-amerikanischer reformiert-baptistischer Pastor und Autor, der seit 1992 die Cornerstone Fellowship Bible Church im kalifornischen Riverside leitet. Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem durch sein Werk „A Gospel Primer for Christians“, das dazu anleitet, sich die Botschaft von Gottes Gnade und Christi Stellvertretung täglich selbst zu vergegenwärtigen. Für Bibelleser stehen seine Texte für eine seelsorgliche Schriftauslegung, die das Evangelium nicht nur als Einstieg zum Glauben, sondern als ständige Grundlage für die tägliche Heiligung begreift.
All quotes by Milton Vincent (3)
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