Since Paul knew that his own hard and bitter heart had been changed by God’s grace, he also knew that there was nobody this side of the grave who could not in principle be similarly reached and changed.

N.T. Wright (b. 1948), Neutestamentler, Theologe und ehemaliger Bischof von Durham

Source: Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church (über goodreads, Wortlaut nicht gegengeprüft)

Topics: Grace & Redemption, Hope & Confidence, Witness & Mission

Occasions: Encouragement, Comfort

N.T. Wright

Nicholas Thomas Wright ist ein britischer Neutestamentler, anglikanischer Theologe und ehemaliger Bischof von Durham. Bekannt wurde er durch historische Arbeiten über Jesus und Paulus sowie seine Beteiligung an der „Neuen Paulusperspektive“, deren Verständnis der Rechtfertigung im konservativ-reformierten Spektrum anhaltende Kritik hervorrief. Bibellesern erschließt sein Werk die jüdischen Kontexte des Neuen Testaments und stellt die leibliche Auferstehung sowie die Erneuerung der Schöpfung in das Zentrum christlicher Hoffnung.

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