Ultimately, the Lord of the harvest has showered us with His grace. Jesus is our kinsman-redeemer with the right to redeem us – made like us in every way, yet without sin (see Hebrews 4: 15). He has the resources to redeem us – possessing all authority over nature and nations, disease and demons, sin and Satan, suffering and death. Finally, He has the resolve to redeem us. His resolve drove Him to take responsibility for our sin, enduring the wrath of God that we deserve, so that through faith in Him, we might no longer be outcasts separated from God, but instead we might be called sons and daughters of God.
— David Platt (b. 1978), Pastor und Autor
Related Bible passage: HEB.4.15
Topics: Grace & Redemption, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Meaning & Identity
Occasions: For Reflection
David Platt
David Platt (* 1978) ist ein US-amerikanischer baptistischer Theologe, Pastor und Autor, der die McLean Bible Church leitet und zuvor Präsident des International Mission Board war. Bekannt wurde er vor allem durch sein Buch „Radical“, in dem er für weltweite Mission eintritt und ein bequemes, materialistisches Wohlstandschristentum scharf kritisiert. Während er in den USA durch innergemeindliche Konflikte und politische Polarisierung in die Kritik geriet, fordert er Bibelleser heute zu einer schriftorientierten, opferbereiten Nachfolge Jesu heraus.
All quotes by David Platt (63)
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