When Jesus died, He died as my representative, and I died in Him; when He arose, He rose as my representative, and I arose in Him; when He ascended up on high and took His place at the right hand of the Father in the glory, He ascended as my representative and I ascended in Him, and today I am seated in Christ with God in the heavenlies. I look at the cross of Christ, and I know that atonement has been made for my sins; I look at the open sepulcher and the risen and ascended Lord, and I know the atonement has been accepted. There no longer remains a single sin on me, no matter how many or how great my sins may have been.
— R. A. Torrey (1856–1928), Evangelist
Related Bible passage: EPH.2.6
Topics: Grace & Redemption, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Faith & Trust
Occasions: The Church Year, For Reflection
R. A. Torrey
Reuben Archer Torrey (1856–1928) war ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Pastor, weltweiter Evangelist und Leiter von Ausbildungsstätten in Chicago und Los Angeles. Als Mitherausgeber der Aufsatzreihe „The Fundamentals“ und Verfechter einer gesonderten Geistestaufe zum Dienst prägte er den frühen Fundamentalismus im Streit gegen die theologische Moderne. Für Bibelleser heute bieten seine Werke praktische Anregungen zu Gebet, persönlicher Hingabe und methodischem Bibelstudium.
All quotes by R. A. Torrey (19)
It wasn't the nails that held Jesus to the cross. It was love.
Max Lucado
Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.
Philip Yancey
In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.
Henri Nouwen
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers
God counts on your failure far more than you do yourself.
Hans Peter Royer
Ultimately mourning means facing what wounds us in the presence of One who can heal.
Henri Nouwen
The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Tim Keller