Over the course of time, preaching the gospel to myself every day has made more of a difference in my life than any other discipline I have ever practiced. I find myself sinning less, but just as importantly, I find myself recovering my footing more quickly after sinning, due to the immediate comfort found in the gospel. I have also found that when I am absorbed in the gospel, everything else I am supposed to be toward God and others seems to flow out of me more naturally and passionately. Doing right is not always easy, but it is never more easy when one is breathing deeply the atmosphere of the gospel.
— Milton Vincent (b. 1964), Pastor und Buchautor
Topics: Grace & Redemption, Growth & Character
Occasions: For Reflection
Milton Vincent
Milton Vincent ist ein US-amerikanischer reformiert-baptistischer Pastor und Autor, der seit 1992 die Cornerstone Fellowship Bible Church im kalifornischen Riverside leitet. Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem durch sein Werk „A Gospel Primer for Christians“, das dazu anleitet, sich die Botschaft von Gottes Gnade und Christi Stellvertretung täglich selbst zu vergegenwärtigen. Für Bibelleser stehen seine Texte für eine seelsorgliche Schriftauslegung, die das Evangelium nicht nur als Einstieg zum Glauben, sondern als ständige Grundlage für die tägliche Heiligung begreift.
All quotes by Milton Vincent (3)
It wasn't the nails that held Jesus to the cross. It was love.
Max Lucado
Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.
Philip Yancey
In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.
Henri Nouwen
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers
God counts on your failure far more than you do yourself.
Hans Peter Royer
Ultimately mourning means facing what wounds us in the presence of One who can heal.
Henri Nouwen
The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Tim Keller