Unfortunately, many Christians think of salvation only in terms of getting into heaven and avoiding hell. Christ becomes not a way unto life, but merely a way to avoid death, reduced to a get-out-of-jail-free card or – even worse – fire insurance (you’ve seen those bumper stickers). This leaves many Christians understanding what they are saved from, but not having a good understanding of what they are saved into. One danger of evangelism that reduces Christianity to making a decision between heaven and hell is that it overlooks the value of the new birth for our earthly life.
— Ben Peays, Gründungsdirektor von The Gospel Coalition (TGC)
Topics: Grace & Redemption, Meaning & Identity
Occasions: For Reflection
Ben Peays
Der US-amerikanische Theologe und Verbandsmanager Ben Peays war von 2007 bis 2019 der erste geschäftsführende Direktor des reformiert-evangelikalen Netzwerks The Gospel Coalition. Er trug maßgeblich zum organisatorischen sowie medialen Aufbau der Plattform bei und vertritt eine schriftzentrierte Theologie im reformierten Rahmen. Bibellesern begegnet er heute vor allem durch theologische Kurzbeiträge und Impulse zu Themen wie Gnade, Wiedergeburt und Gemeindeleitung.
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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