There is a difference between a fleshly stubbornness and a godly perseverance. The former insists on getting one’s will done in heaven, and the latter determines to get God’s will done on earth.
— Bill Thrasher, Theologieprofessor und Autor
Topics: Humility & Pride, Patience & Waiting, Discipleship
Occasions: For Reflection
Bill Thrasher
Bill Thrasher ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Theologe und Autor, der seit 1980 am Moody Theological Seminary in Chicago lehrt. Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem durch seine Veröffentlichungen zu den Themen Gebet, Seelsorge und geistliche Reifung. Bibellesern vermitteln seine Schriften praxisnahe theologische Impulse, um das Gebet als vertrauensvolle Beziehung zu Gott im Alltag zu vertiefen.
All quotes by Bill Thrasher (23)
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.
C.S. Lewis
Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.
Philip Yancey
It is better to be a patient of Christ than a doctor of theology.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
There is a God, and I'm not him.
John Mark Comer
Humility is so shy. If you begin talking about it, it leaves.
Tim Keller
God loves to use people whom others believe are unqualified.
Craig Groeschel
I am just a small cable - God is the current.
Mother Teresa
Humility is the ability to look up even to the smallest things in life.
Albert Schweitzer