Why does the church remain within its four walls? Because it has a theology reduced to a philosophy, with no joy in the faith, no terror of the end, and no concern for souls.

— Samuel Chadwick (1860–1932), Prediger, Evangelist, Rektor des Cliff College und Autor

Topics: Church & Congregation, Witness & Mission, Doubt & Hard Questions

Samuel Chadwick

Samuel Chadwick war ein britischer methodistischer Prediger, Evangelist und Leiter des Cliff College an der Wende zum 20. Jahrhundert. Er stand für die wesleyanische Heiligungsbewegung und betonte in seinen Schriften und Predigten die Notwendigkeit des beharrlichen Gebets sowie das Wirken des Heiligen Geistes. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet er als Autor, der die Kirche vor geistlicher Selbstgenügsamkeit warnte und zu einer kompromisslosen Hingabe an Gott aufrief.

All quotes by Samuel Chadwick (16)

More on this topic

The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Tim Keller

The Church is not a cultural club, but the family of Jesus.
Pope Francis

The Bible in the pulpit must never supersede the Bible at home.
John Charles Ryle

In essential unity; in nonessentials liberty; in all this charity.
Rupertus Meldenius

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.
Henry Ward Beecher

I rejected the church for a time because I found so little grace there. I returned because I found grace nowhere else.
Philip Yancey

There is no perfect church. And besides, dear friend, if you ever found a perfect church, it would refuse to take you in. For as soon as it had taken you in, it would cease to be perfect. So your search is entirely useless.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon

In a congregation, every person must be able to be as their heart truly is.
Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf

All quotes · lumen.bible