We must learn of divine justice from the Bible itself. It will not do to protest God’s revealed judgments on the basis of what seems fair or unfair to us. Instead, we must adjust our thinking, including our view of God’s justice, to God’s revealed truth.

— Robert Peterson (b. 1948), Evangelikaler Theologe, Professor für Systematische Theologie und Buchautor

Topics: Justice & Commitment, The Bible & the Word of God, Wisdom & Understanding

Robert Peterson

Robert A. Peterson (* 1948) ist ein US-amerikanischer presbyterianischer Theologe und lehrte über viele Jahre als Professor für Systematische Theologie am Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. Er vertritt eine dezidiert reformierte Bundestheologie und profilierte sich insbesondere mit Schriften zur Heilslehre sowie der Verteidigung der traditionellen Lehre von der ewigen Verdammnis. Für Bibelleser bietet sein Werk eine systematisch strukturierte Erschließung zentraler Themen wie der Rechtfertigung, der Heilsgewissheit und der göttlichen Adoption.

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