It is a law of the spiritual life that God comes as near to us as we come near to Him.

Related Bible passage: JAS.4.8

Austin Phelps

Austin Phelps war ein US-amerikanischer kongregationalistischer Geistlicher und Theologe des 19. Jahrhunderts, der als Professor und Präsident am Andover Theological Seminary in Massachusetts wirkte. Er trat als Ausbilder von Predigern hervor, verteidigte die klassische Schriftauslegung gegen theologische Neuerungen und verfasste mit „The Still Hour“ ein viel gelesenes Werk über das Gebetsleben. Bibellesern begegnet er heute vor allem durch Zitate über persönliche Andacht, geistliche Disziplin und die Bedeutung der Stille vor Gott.

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