Here is what God the Father laid down as the conditions of the covenant of redemption: The Son must assume a true human nature, however, without sin (Heb. 4:15; 10:5). Emmanuel must become their Substitute, remove their sins from them, and take their sins onto His account as if He Himself had committed them (Gal. 3:13). On their behalf, He must bear all the punishment which their sins had merited, and He must suffer, die, and rise again (Jn. 10:18). On their behalf, He must fulfill all righteousness in order to make them righteous (Rom. 5:19). He must make the elect to be partakers of this merited salvation by declaring the Gospel to them, regenerating them, granting them faith, preserving them, resurrecting them from the dead, and ushering them into heaven (Jn. 6:39).
— Don Kistler (b. 1949), Geistlicher, Verleger und Autor
Topics: Grace & Redemption, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit
Occasions: For Reflection
Don Kistler
Don Kistler (* 1949) ist ein US-amerikanischer reformierter Geistlicher, Autor und Verleger, der durch die Gründung von Verlagen wie Soli Deo Gloria Publications und The Northampton Press bekannt wurde. Theologisch vertritt er klassische reformatorische Grundsätze und widmete sein Lebenswerk vor allem der sprachlichen Erschliessung und Neuauflage puritanischer Schriften des 16. bis 18. Jahrhunderts. Für heutige Bibelleser bietet sein publizistisches Wirken einen systematischen Zugang zu historischer puritanischer Seelsorge und Schriftauslegung.
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Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.
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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.
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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.
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