Sanctification is a process – the process of becoming more like Christ, of growing in holiness. This process begins the instant you are converted and will not end until you meet Jesus face-to-face. Sanctification is about our own choices and behavior. It involves work. Empowered by God’s Spirit, we strive. We fight sin. We study Scripture and pray, even when we don’t feel like it. We flee temptation. We press on; we run hard in the pursuit of holiness. And as we become more and more sanctified, the power of the gospel conforms us more and more closely, with ever-increasing clarity, to the image of Jesus Christ.
— Carolyn Mahaney (b. 1955), US-amerikanische christliche Autorin, Bloggerin und Referentin
Topics: Growth & Character, Discipleship, The Bible & the Word of God
Carolyn Mahaney
Die US-amerikanische Autorin und Referentin Carolyn Mahaney (* 1955) wirkte über Jahrzehnte im reformiert-charismatischen Umfeld der Sovereign Grace Churches. Bekannt wurde sie vor allem durch Bücher und Vorträge, die ein traditionell-komplementaristisches Frauenbild, Ehe und Alltagsorganisation auf Grundlage von Titus 2 behandeln. Während ihre praxisnahen Impulse im konservativ-evangelikalen Raum geschätzt werden, stehen ihr striktes Rollenverständnis und der normative Druck in ihrem damaligen Gemeindemilieu in der Kritik.
All quotes by Carolyn Mahaney (23)
When we pray, the circumstances often remain the same, but we become different.
Oswald Chambers
Discipline is choosing what you want most over what you want now.
Craig Groeschel
Humility is so shy. If you begin talking about it, it leaves.
Tim Keller
Prayers are tools not for doing or getting, but for being and becoming.
Eugene Peterson
Being a Christian is not a 'do-it-yourself' affair.
Jerry Bridges
Christ accepts us as we are, but he does not leave us as we are.
Ingrid Trobisch
John Newton
Charles Haddon Spurgeon