None have assurance at all times. As in a walk that is shaded with trees and chequered with light and shadow, some tracks and paths in it are dark and others are sunshine. Such is usually the life of the most assured Christian.

— Ezekiel Hopkins (1634–1690), Anglikanischer Bischof und Theologe

Topics: Faith & Trust, Doubt & Hard Questions

Occasions: Comfort, Encouragement

Ezekiel Hopkins

Ezekiel Hopkins war ein puritanisch geprägter englischer Theologe und anglikanischer Bischof des 17. Jahrhunderts, der in London sowie in den irischen Diözesen Raphoe und Derry wirkte. Er stand für eine reformierte Bundestheologie und praktische Gewissensschärfung, geriet jedoch 1688 wegen seiner Forderung nach absolutem Gehorsam gegenüber der Krone im Vorfeld der Belagerung von Derry in die Kritik. Für Bibelleser bleibt er vor allem durch seine detaillierten Auslegungen der Zehn Gebote relevant, die den Anspruch des Sittengesetzes mit der reformatorischen Gnadenlehre verbinden.

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