When the Lord Jesus Christ offered up Himself a sacrifice unto God the Father, and had our sins laid upon Him, He did give more perfect satisfaction unto Divine justice for our sins than if you, and I, and all of us had been damned in hell unto all eternity. For a creditor is more satisfied if his debt be paid him all down at once, than if it be paid by the week.
— William Bridge (1600–1670), Puritanischer Prediger, Theologe und Mitglied der Westminster Assembly
Topics: Grace & Redemption, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit
Occasions: For Reflection
William Bridge
William Bridge (1600–1670) war ein englischer puritanischer Geistlicher und Theologe, der nach zeitweisem Exil in Rotterdam in England predigte und Mitglied der Westminster-Synode war. Bekannt wurde er als Vertreter der kongregationalistischen Minderheit für die Autonomie der Ortsgemeinden sowie als Autor seelsorgerlicher Schriften über geistliche Anfechtungen. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet er als puritanischer Seelsorgetheologe, der den Umgang mit Schuldgefühlen, Depression und Glaubenszweifeln anhand biblischer Gnadenzusagen behandelte.
All quotes by William Bridge (7)
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