The facts are that the more intelligent, the deeper and the more unwavering the assurance of salvation is, the humbler, the more stable and the more circumspect will be the life, walk and conduct. Where closeness of fellowship with God is maintained, where the highest privileges of redemption are appropriated, there holiness, love and obedience must reign.
— John Murray (1898–1975), Reformierter Theologe
Topics: Grace & Redemption, Growth & Character, Humility & Pride
Occasions: For Reflection
John Murray
Der schottisch-amerikanische Theologe John Murray lehrte von 1930 bis 1966 Systematische Theologie am konservativen Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Er prägte die reformierte Dogmatik durch eine streng an der Schriftexegese orientierte Methode und Werke wie „Redemption Accomplished and Applied“, stieß jedoch im eigenen Lager mit seiner Modifikation der klassischen Bundestheologie auf theologische Kritik. Heutigen Bibellesern vermittelt sein Werk einen systematisch präzisen Zugang zur reformierten Heilslehre, insbesondere zum Römerbrief und zum Verständnis der Vereinigung mit Christus.
All quotes by John Murray (14)
It wasn't the nails that held Jesus to the cross. It was love.
Max Lucado
Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.
Philip Yancey
In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.
Henri Nouwen
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers
God counts on your failure far more than you do yourself.
Hans Peter Royer
Ultimately mourning means facing what wounds us in the presence of One who can heal.
Henri Nouwen
The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Tim Keller