If having more would make us happy, we would never need the Tenth Commandment. It is written for unhappy people!

— Ray Pritchard (b. 1952), Pastor, Buchautor und Konferenzsprecher

Related Bible passage: EXO.20.17

Topics: Money & Possessions, Meaning & Identity

Ray Pritchard

Ray Pritchard (* 1952) ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Pastor, Buchautor und Leiter des Dienstes Keep Believing Ministries, der unter anderem langjährig die Calvary Memorial Church in Illinois führte. Er steht für eine praxisnahe, konservativ-evangelikale Auslegung der Bibel und Schriften über Vergebung, Heilsgewissheit sowie das Vertrauen auf Gottes Souveränität. Bibellesern bieten seine Bücher und Andachten leicht verständliche theologische Impulse zur konkreten Anwendung biblischer Texte im Alltag.

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