Slave-dread, the wrong type of fear, does not motivate obedience. It causes us to run away from God… Those with slave-dread fear draw back from God. They have no conviction that He is good, that He rewards those who seek Him, or that He has their best interests at heart. All they see is His holiness, His severity, and His hatred of sin, and they run the other way. By contrast son-fear motivates us to pursue God… Those who fear Him as sons obey God and keep His commandments.
— William Farley (b. 1948), Pastor und Buchautor
Topics: Faith & Trust, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit
William Farley
William Farley (* 1948) ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikal-reformierter Autor und Pastor, der von 2002 bis 2018 die Gemeinde „Grace Christian Fellowship“ in Spokane leitete. Bekanntheit erlangte er durch theologische Bücher und Beiträge, in denen er das biblische Evangelium auf Ehe, Kindererziehung, Demut und persönliche Heiligung anwendet. Für Bibelleser bietet sein Werk praktische Impulse, wie reformierte Kreuzestheologie im Alltag und in zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen konkret gelebt werden kann.
All quotes by William Farley (21)
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I would not be able to seek you if you had not already found me.
Augustine of Hippo
Blaise Pascal
Augustine of Hippo
Gertrud von le Fort
Oswald Chambers
No one can fall deeper than into the hand of God.
Peter Hahne
God seeks you more than your offering.
Augustine of Hippo