If people were filled with the Spirit, they would not write books about him, but about the person the Spirit has come to reveal to us. God's aim is that we occupy ourselves with Christ.
— Jim Elliot (1927–1956), Missionar
Topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Growth & Character
Jim Elliot
Jim Elliot war ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Missionar, der in den 1950er-Jahren im ecuadorianischen Amazonasgebiet unter indigenen Völkern wirkte. Bekannt wurde er durch seinen gewaltsamen Tod beim Versuch der Kontaktaufnahme mit den isoliert lebenden Huaorani sowie durch seine Schriften über radikale Glaubenshingabe. Für heutige Bibelleser veranschaulicht sein Leben den Anspruch kompromissloser Nachfolge, wirft im Rückblick jedoch auch Fragen nach den Risiken und paternalistischen Mustern historischer Missionspraxis auf.
You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.
Augustine of Hippo
Jesus calls us not to a new religion, but to life.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I would not be able to seek you if you had not already found me.
Augustine of Hippo
When you see a child, you catch God in the act.
Martin Luther
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
God seeks you more than your offering.
Augustine of Hippo
God has his ear at your heart.
Augustine of Hippo
God is closer to us than we are to ourselves.
Augustine of Hippo