Of all that have tried the selfish experiment, let one come forth and say he has succeeded. He that has made gold his idol, has it satisfied him? He that has toiled in the field of ambition, has he been repaid? He that has ransacked every theater of sensual enjoyment, is he content? Can any answer in the affirmative? Not one!
— S. Lewis Johnson (1915–2004), Theologe, Neutestamentler und Pastor
Topics: Money & Possessions, Meaning & Identity, Wisdom & Understanding
Occasions: For Reflection
S. Lewis Johnson
S. Lewis Johnson war ein US-amerikanischer Neutestamentler, Theologe und Pastor, der im 20. Jahrhundert vor allem am Dallas Theological Seminary sowie in Dallas als Gemeindelehrer wirkte. Er verband eine detaillierte Exegese der biblischen Ursprachen mit einer calvinistischen Erlösungslehre und dispensationalistischen Ansätzen, womit er sich im Spannungsfeld zwischen reformierter Theologie und klassischem Dispensationalismus bewegte. Für Bibelleser heute sind insbesondere seine digital dokumentierten Auslegungspredigten und Vorlesungen als quellengenaue Textanalysen von Bedeutung.
All quotes by S. Lewis Johnson (6)
God made us to love people and use things. Our problem is that we love things and use people.
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My banker is the good Lord. He sees to it that there is always something.
Mother Teresa
George Muller
Martin Luther
Nikolai Berdyaev
Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours.
C.S. Lewis
Material wealth is either a window through which we see God or a mirror in which we see ourselves.
Warren Wiersbe
Martin Luther