No one who saw Paul’s ministry and looked at a preacher like Paul could dream that the explanation lay in him. Not in an ugly little Jew without presence, without eloquence, without the means to bribe or to compel could the source of such courage, the cause of such transformation, be found. It must be sought not in him, but in God.
— James Denney (1856–1917), Theologe
Related Bible passage: 2CO.4.7
Topics: Humility & Pride, Witness & Mission, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit
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)
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.
C.S. Lewis
Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.
Philip Yancey
It is better to be a patient of Christ than a doctor of theology.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
There is a God, and I'm not him.
John Mark Comer
Humility is so shy. If you begin talking about it, it leaves.
Tim Keller
God loves to use people whom others believe are unqualified.
Craig Groeschel
I am just a small cable - God is the current.
Mother Teresa
Humility is the ability to look up even to the smallest things in life.
Albert Schweitzer