Every word spoken about a brother’s sin, that is not prompted by a Christian conscience, that does not vibrate with the love of a Christian heart is itself a sin against the mercy and the judgment of Christ.
— James Denney (1856–1917), Theologe
Topics: Ethical Questions, Guilt & Forgiveness, Relationships & Family
Occasions: For Reflection
James Denney
James Denney (1856–1917) war ein schottischer presbyterianischer Pfarrer und Theologieprofessor in Glasgow. Er stellte das stellvertretende Sühnopfer Christi ins Zentrum seiner Theologie und geriet dabei in Konflikt sowohl mit theologisch Liberalen als auch mit konservativen Vertretern einer strikten Verbalinspiration. Für heutige Bibelleser verbinden seine Auslegungen zum Tod Jesu eine anspruchsvolle Schrifterklärung mit dem praktischen Anliegen evangeliumszentrierter Verkündigung.
All quotes by James Denney (8)
If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
Mother Teresa
It is not your business to succeed, but to do right: when you have done so, the rest lies with God.
C.S. Lewis
The good you do today, will often be forgotten by tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Mother Teresa
My obligation is to do the right thing. The rest is in God's hands.
Martin Luther King Jr.
There are no ordinary people; every neighbor carries eternal significance.
C.S. Lewis
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Desmond Tutu