If we slight the reading of the God-breathed Word, the Holy Spirit is handicapped with dull tools for teaching, reproof, correction, and instruction in right doing. Why then should we be surprised that we fall short of godly character, feel spiritually incompetent in Christian witness, and fail at good works? The loop of learning takes us back to the basics. If we want the qualities associated with spiritual maturity, we must be avid readers of the God-breathed Word and serious students of Scripture.

— David McKenna (b. 1929), Präsident christlicher Hochschulen und Seminare, Autor

Related Bible passage: 2TI.3.16

Topics: The Bible & the Word of God, Growth & Character

David McKenna

David Loren McKenna (* 1929) ist ein US-amerikanischer methodistischer Theologe, Pädagoge und Autor, der über drei Jahrzehnte lang als Präsident verschiedener christlicher Hochschulen und Seminare wirkte. Er prägte die evangelikale Bildungslandschaft maßgeblich und widmete sich in zahlreichen Büchern vor allem Fragen von Gemeindeleitung und dienender Leiterschaft. Für Bibellesende sind vor allem seine Kommentarbände und Auslegungen von Bedeutung, die theologische Einsichten mit konkreten Anwendungen für die Lebens- und Leiterschaftspraxis verbinden.

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