Is it any wonder the love of tradition is an enemy to revival? Revival and new life go hand in hand… Let every church realize that the inordinate love of tradition is a great opponent to revival… When a church slays the love of tradition, a major obstacle to revival will be slain with it.

— Richard Owen Roberts (b. 1931), Erweckungshistoriker, Pastor und Autor

Topics: Church & Congregation, Discipleship

Occasions: For Reflection

Richard Owen Roberts

Richard Owen Roberts (* 1931) ist ein US-amerikanischer kongregationalistischer Pastor, Historiker und Autor, der unter anderem als Leiter von International Awakening Ministries wirkte. Er ist bekannt für seine Studien zur Erweckungsgeschichte sowie für Veröffentlichungen, die biblische Buße, Heiligung und das souveräne Wirken Gottes betonen. Bibellesern dienen seine Arbeiten als theologische Orientierung zur Unterscheidung zwischen echten geistlichen Aufbrüchen und rein menschlich organisierter Evangelisation.

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