God Himself is the supreme example of longsuffering. When we are tempted to be impatient with others, we should stop and think about the gracious longsuffering of God with us and our many wrongs against Him. In light of His patience toward us, who are we to think that we cannot patiently bear with the weaknesses and failures of others – or the wrongs they may have done to us?

— Alexander Strauch (b. 1944), Bibellehrer und Autor

Topics: Patience & Waiting, Relationships & Family

Alexander Strauch

Alexander Strauch (* 1944) ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Bibellehrer und Autor aus der Tradition der Brüderbewegung, der über vier Jahrzehnte als Ältester in Colorado wirkte. Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem durch sein Werk „Biblical Eldership“, in dem er für eine kollegiale Gemeindeleitung durch eine Mehrzahl biblisch qualifizierter Ältester plädiert. Während seine Schriften im konservativ-freikirchlichen Raum zur Leiterausbildung herangezogen werden, stößt sein komplementaristischer Ausschluss von Frauen aus Ältestenämtern auf theologische Kritik.

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