Here’s the [Gospel] message in four parts: 1. God, who is perfectly holy, just, and good, created us to display His glorious character and rule. 2. We rebelled, choosing to display our own glory and follow our own rule, earning God’s just wrath against such sin. 3. God sent His Son to reestablish God’s rule by living the perfect God-imaging life, dying on the cross to pay the penalty for God’s wrath against sin, and rising in victory over sin and death. 4. We are now called to repent of our sinful self-rule, confess Jesus as Lord, put our trust wholly in His finished work on the cross, and live the obedient and free life He means for us to live.
— Jonathan Leeman (b. 1973), Theologe, Buchautor, Präsident von 9Marks und Ältester
Topics: Grace & Redemption, Discipleship
Occasions: For Reflection
Jonathan Leeman
Jonathan Leeman (* 1973) ist ein US-amerikanischer Theologe, Buchautor und Präsident des evangelikalen Netzwerks 9Marks. Bekannt ist er für seine Arbeiten zur Ekklesiologie, in denen er verbindliche Gemeindemitgliedschaft, biblische Ältestenschaft und eine differenzierte politische Theologie vertritt. Für Bibelleser bieten seine Veröffentlichungen theologische Anstöße zum Verständnis der lokalen Kirchengemeinde und zum verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit Autorität.
All quotes by Jonathan Leeman (31)
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