When did the servant have the right to give orders to his master? When did the bondslave have a right to question the commands of his Lord? By what right do you who know Jesus Christ as a personal Savior sit in judgment on the Word of God and the will of God when God demands absolute obedience to it?
— J. Dwight Pentecost (1915–2014), Theologe und Hochschullehrer
Topics: Humility & Pride, Discipleship, The Bible & the Word of God
Occasions: For Reflection
J. Dwight Pentecost
John Dwight Pentecost (1915–2014) war ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Theologe und Pastor, der fast sechs Jahrzehnte lang am Dallas Theological Seminary in Texas Bibelauslegung lehrte. Er galt als führender akademischer Vertreter des klassischen Dispensationalismus und prägte mit seinem Werk „Things to Come“ maßgeblich die Endzeitlehre des 20. Jahrhunderts. Während Bibelleser seine systematischen Auslegungen der biblischen Bücher nutzen, stößt seine strikte Unterscheidung zwischen Israel und der christlichen Gemeinde vor allem in der reformierten Theologie auf deutlichen Widerspruch.
All quotes by J. Dwight Pentecost (3)
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.
C.S. Lewis
Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.
Philip Yancey
It is better to be a patient of Christ than a doctor of theology.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
There is a God, and I'm not him.
John Mark Comer
Humility is so shy. If you begin talking about it, it leaves.
Tim Keller
God loves to use people whom others believe are unqualified.
Craig Groeschel
I am just a small cable - God is the current.
Mother Teresa
Humility is the ability to look up even to the smallest things in life.
Albert Schweitzer