So now, take a man that hath all the fullness of the earth; because that his soul was never made for the fullness of the earth, therefore he is said to be empty; in the midst of all his fullness, the man is an empty man, because his heart is not full of that for which he was made, and that is Christ.
— William Bridge (1600–1670), Puritanischer Prediger, Theologe und Mitglied der Westminster Assembly
Topics: Meaning & Identity, Money & Possessions, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit
Occasions: For Reflection
William Bridge
William Bridge (1600–1670) war ein englischer puritanischer Geistlicher und Theologe, der nach zeitweisem Exil in Rotterdam in England predigte und Mitglied der Westminster-Synode war. Bekannt wurde er als Vertreter der kongregationalistischen Minderheit für die Autonomie der Ortsgemeinden sowie als Autor seelsorgerlicher Schriften über geistliche Anfechtungen. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet er als puritanischer Seelsorgetheologe, der den Umgang mit Schuldgefühlen, Depression und Glaubenszweifeln anhand biblischer Gnadenzusagen behandelte.
All quotes by William Bridge (7)
You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.
Augustine of Hippo
Jesus calls us not to a new religion, but to life.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I am the prodigal son every time I search for unconditional love where it cannot be found.
Henri Nouwen
To love a person means to see them as God meant them to be.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Inner dignity remains, even when performance capacity and social role decline.
Anselm Grün
There is a God, and I'm not him.
John Mark Comer
God has put eternity into our hearts and filled it with longing.
John Piper
Prayers are tools not for doing or getting, but for being and becoming.
Eugene Peterson