We may have already chosen to follow God, letting him define the overall direction of our life. Even so, many of us still try to keep parts of our heart hidden from God. We have devoted these parts of ourself to gratifying our addiction, to doing things that are contrary to the will of God. This sets us up for living a double life, which can fill us with guilt, shame, and instability.
— Stephen Arterburn (b. 1953), Bestsellerautor, Seelsorger, Radiomoderator und Gründer von New Life Ministries
Topics: Discipleship, Temptation & Struggle, Guilt & Forgiveness
Occasions: For Reflection
Stephen Arterburn
Stephen Arterburn (* 1953) ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Seelsorger, Bestsellerautor und Radiomoderator, der als Gründer des Netzwerks New Life Ministries bekannt wurde. Er prägte die christliche Lebenshilfe mit Veröffentlichungen wie der „Life Recovery Bible“ und „Der Kampf jedes Mannes“, steht jedoch wegen rigider Konzepte im Kontext der evangelikalen Reinheitskultur auch in der Kritik. Für Bibelleser bieten seine Texte lebensnahe Impulse zur Bewältigung von Krisen, Sucht und Scham sowie zur Verbindung von seelsorglicher Genesung und christlichem Glauben.
All quotes by Stephen Arterburn (3)
Jesus calls us not to a new religion, but to life.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Prayer does not equip us for greater works – prayer is the greater work.
Oswald Chambers
In a sense, learning to follow Jesus is simply learning to pray the Lord’s Prayer.
N.T. Wright
Being a Christian is not a 'do-it-yourself' affair.
Jerry Bridges
God has not called us to success, only to faithfulness.
Mother Teresa
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
Jim Elliot
Do not be afraid of Christ. He demands nothing and he gives everything.
Pope Benedict XVI
A Christian is not a man who never goes wrong, but a man who is enabled to repent.
C.S. Lewis