To profess to know a great deal about the Spirit of God is contrary to the nature of the Spirit of God. There is a hiddenness to the Spirit that cannot be uncovered. There is an immediacy of the Spirit that cannot be shoved into vision. There is an invisibility of the Spirit that cannot be forced into visibility. There is a reticence of the Spirit that cannot be converted into openness. For these reasons one feels helpless, inadequate, and unworthy to write a line about the Spirit.
— Bernard Ramm (1916–1992), Theologe
Topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Wisdom & Understanding
Occasions: For Reflection
Bernard Ramm
Bernard Ramm war ein US-amerikanischer baptistischer Theologe und Religionsphilosoph des 20. Jahrhunderts, der als prägender Vordenker der Neo-Evangelikalen Bewegung an mehreren Seminaren und Hochschulen lehrte. Er setzte sich für eine methodisch reflektierte Schriftauslegung und die Vereinbarkeit von Glaube und Naturwissenschaft ein, stieß jedoch mit seiner Kritik am Junge-Erde-Kreationismus und seiner Rezeption Karl Barths auf scharfen Widerspruch konservativer Evangelikaler. Für Bibelleser bleibt er ein wichtiger Impulsgeber für das Verhältnis von Schöpfungsglaube und Wissenschaft abseits fundamentalistischer Engführungen.
All quotes by Bernard Ramm (4)
You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.
Augustine of Hippo
Jesus calls us not to a new religion, but to life.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I would not be able to seek you if you had not already found me.
Augustine of Hippo
When you see a child, you catch God in the act.
Martin Luther
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
God seeks you more than your offering.
Augustine of Hippo
God has his ear at your heart.
Augustine of Hippo
God is closer to us than we are to ourselves.
Augustine of Hippo