Next to Christ I have one joy: to preach Christ my Lord.

— Samuel Rutherford (1600–1661), Theologe

Topics: Witness & Mission, Joy & Gratitude, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit

Samuel Rutherford

Samuel Rutherford (1600–1661) war ein schottischer presbyterianischer Theologe, Pfarrer und Hochschullehrer, der das theologische Erbe der Covenanter und der Westminster-Synode maßgeblich mitprägte. Er wurde bekannt durch sein staatsphilosophisches Werk „Lex, Rex“, das die Unterordnung von Herrschern unter das Recht forderte, sowie durch seine geistlichen Trostbriefe, während er zugleich die religiöse Gewissensfreiheit strikt ablehnte. Für heutige Bibelleser verbindet sein Werk eine intensive Christusfrömmigkeit im Leiden mit den staats- und kirchenpolitischen Härten des 17. Jahrhunderts.

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