Saving faith may thus be defined as a voluntary turning from all hope and grounds based on self merit, and assuming an attitude of expectancy toward God, trusting Him to do a perfect saving work based only on the merit of Christ.

Lewis Sperry Chafer (1871–1952), Theologe

Topics: Grace & Redemption, Faith & Trust

Occasions: For Reflection

Lewis Sperry Chafer

Der US-amerikanische Theologe und Evangelist Lewis Sperry Chafer (1871–1952) wirkte vor allem in Dallas, wo er das Dallas Theological Seminary mitbegründete und leitete. Bekanntheit erlangte er durch seine achtbändige „Systematic Theology“, mit der er den Dispensationalismus akademisch systematisierte und eine strikte Unterscheidung zwischen Israel und der Gemeinde lehrte. Seine Werke prägen bis heute dispensationalistische Zugänge zur Bibel, während sein Heiligungsverständnis und seine Gnadentheologie von reformierten Theologen wegen befürchteter antinomistischer Tendenzen kritisiert wurden.

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