Our desire is that the Holy Spirit, who is the Divine Revealer and Interpreter of Christ and His truth, may impart to your hearts a sober, spiritual and sanctifying receptivity of His Word – abasing self, and exalting Christ! Our intention is to unfold and illustrate the Lord Jesus Christ in the relation in which He stands to His people – to unveil His glory, beauty, and fullness – to define the close bond of union that unites to Him all His people – and to bring you into a more personal realization of what Christ is to you, and of what you are to Christ.
— Octavius Winslow (1808–1878), Prediger
Topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, The Bible & the Word of God, Growth & Character
Octavius Winslow
Octavius Winslow war ein englisch-US-amerikanischer Prediger und Autor des 19. Jahrhunderts, der als Geistlicher bei den Baptisten sowie später in der Church of England unter anderem in Bath und Brighton wirkte. Er steht für eine an den Puritanern orientierte, seelsorgerliche Frömmigkeit mit starkem Schwerpunkt auf dem Wirken des Heiligen Geistes und der Hinwendung zu Christus. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet er durch Andachtsbücher und Schriften, die theologische Lehren mit persönlicher Glaubenserfahrung und Zuspruch verknüpfen.
All quotes by Octavius Winslow (16)
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