Satan is happy when problems occur in the body of Christ. He loves divisions, dissensions, uproars, individual against individual, falsehood against truth, lies, distortions, and other things that upset the tranquility and mission of the church. And one of his insidious ways of fostering these problems is to cause the leadership to assume that we just need to give the matter a bit of time to see if it won’t work itself out. Seldom is that the case! Some very minor issues, are best left alone, but when they escalate to major issues, time will work against us rather than for us. We must not fall into Satan’s trap. He is for real!
— Curtis Thomas, Pastor und Buchautor
Topics: Church & Congregation, Temptation & Struggle, Wisdom & Understanding
Occasions: For Reflection
Curtis Thomas
Curtis Thomas ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikal-reformierter Pastor und Autor, der über vier Jahrzehnte im pastoralen Dienst stand, insbesondere in Arkansas. Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem als Mitverfasser des Buches „The Five Points of Calvinism: Defined, Defended, Documented“, einer systematischen Darlegung der reformierten Heilslehre. Für Bibelleser bietet seine Arbeit eine kompakte, stark an Belegstellen orientierte Zusammenfassung calvinistischer Theologie und reformierter Gemeindepraxis.
All quotes by Curtis Thomas (24)
The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Tim Keller
The Church is not a cultural club, but the family of Jesus.
Pope Francis
The Bible in the pulpit must never supersede the Bible at home.
John Charles Ryle
In essential unity; in nonessentials liberty; in all this charity.
Rupertus Meldenius
Henry Ward Beecher
Philip Yancey
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
In a congregation, every person must be able to be as their heart truly is.
Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf