Only a morbid fanatic can take pleasure in the sufferings he inflicts upon himself; only an insensitive fool can take pleasure in the sufferings that are the consequences of his folly; and only a convinced Christian can take pleasure in sufferings endured “for Christ’s sake,” for he alone has been initiated into the divine secret, that it is only when he is “weak,” having thrown himself unreservedly in penitence and humility upon the never-failing mercies of God, that he is “strong,” with a strength not his own, but belonging to the Lord of all power and might.
— R.V.G. Tasker (1895–1976), Professor für neutestamentliche Exegese und Herausgeber/Autor
Related Bible passage: 2CO.12.10
Topics: Illness & Weakness, Suffering & the Question of God
Occasions: For Reflection
R.V.G. Tasker
Randolph Vincent Greenwood Tasker (1895–1976) war ein britischer anglikanischer Theologe und Professor für neutestamentliche Exegese am King’s College London. Er stand nach einer Hinwendung zum konservativen Evangelikalismus für eine Schriftauslegung mit akademischem Anspruch und prägte als Herausgeber und Autor die Kommentarreihe der Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet er als Ausleger, der theologische Grundthemen wie das Verhältnis von Altem und Neuem Testament sowie die Souveränität Gottes prägnant zusammenfasst.
All quotes by R.V.G. Tasker (4)
It is better to be a patient of Christ than a doctor of theology.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Inner dignity remains, even when performance capacity and social role decline.
Anselm Grün
He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace.
Joni Eareckson Tada
Having no arms and legs isn't as bad as having no hope!
Nick Vujicic
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Hudson Taylor
Charles Haddon Spurgeon