We live in a dark world, and Christ has given us the immense task of letting the light of Scripture shine in it. We live in a starving world, and our most important task is to feed the flock. But we chatter like geese about some unimportant details! What a shame.

— Harold St. John (1876–1957), Bibellehrer, Prediger, Evangelist

Topics: Witness & Mission, The Bible & the Word of God

Harold St. John

Harold St. John (1876–1957) war ein britischer Bibellehrer, Prediger und Evangelist aus der offenen Brüderbewegung, der nach langjähriger Tätigkeit als Bankangestellter als weltweiter Reisedozent wirkte. Er stand für eine christuszentrierte typologische Schriftauslegung, die durch rhetorische Klarheit und bildhafte Vergleiche geprägt war. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet er vor allem durch gedruckte Vorträge und Auslegungen, die theologische Tiefe mit praktischer Glaubensnachfolge verbinden.

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