The cross is not a nebulous, indefinable symbol of self-giving love; on the contrary, the cross is the monumental display of how God can be just and still pardon guilty sinners. At the cross, God, having imputed the sins of His people to Christ, pronounces judgment upon His Son as the representative of His people. There on the cross God pours out the vials of His wrath unmixed with mercy until His Son cries out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Psalm 22:1; Matthew 27:46).
— Albert N. Martin (1934–2026), Pastor, Dozent für Pastoraltheologie und Autor
Related Bible passage: MAT.27.46
Topics: Grace & Redemption, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit
Occasions: For Reflection
Albert N. Martin
Albert N. Martin (1934–2026) war ein US-amerikanischer Pastor der Reformierten Baptisten, der über vier Jahrzehnte die Trinity Baptist Church in Montville (New Jersey) leitete sowie als Dozent und Autor wirkte. Er wurde bekannt durch eine an puritanischen Vorbildern orientierte Kanzelverkündigung und Werke zur Pastoraltheologie, stand jedoch innerkirchlich wegen seiner autoritären Leitungsstrukturen und strikten Gemeindezucht in der Kritik. Für heutige Bibelleser steht sein Werk für eine streng calvinistische Schriftanwendung sowie für die Auseinandersetzung mit Fragen pastoraler Verantwortung und Gemeindeleitung.
All quotes by Albert N. Martin (4)
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