The church of God must gather, but not around its own rights, but around the person of Jesus Christ. What is founded in Jesus remains for eternity.

— Gottlieb Geiss (1902–1981), evangelisch-lutherischer Pfarrer, Buchautor und Heimatforscher

Topics: Church & Congregation, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit

Gottlieb Geiss

Gottlieb Geiss war ein deutscher evangelisch-lutherischer Pfarrer, Heimatforscher und Buchautor des 20. Jahrhunderts, der vor allem im mittelfränkischen Kornburg wirkte. Er stand in einer pietistisch geprägten lutherischen Tradition und wurde durch zahlreiche erbauliche Lebensbilder historischer Glaubensgestalten sowie heimatgeschichtliche Schriften bekannt. Für Bibelleser heute ist er durch pointierte, seelsorgerliche Aphorismen präsent, die theologische Themen wie Gnade und Gottvertrauen alltagsnah verdichten.

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