When we believe the gospel, and the Holy Spirit resides in us, we are free to experience the explosive current of holiness that flows from the Godhead into the soul of a believer. Sanctification is no meek and mild affair, no mere rearranging of spiritual furniture. It is an electric process, an exhilarating experience of the power of God within us. It births a hunger and thirst for the things of God that is satisfied only in Him. As we daily believe the gospel and apply it to our lives, we taste the essence of biblical sanctification.
— Owen Strachan (b. 1981), Theologieprofessor und Buchautor
Topics: Growth & Character, Grace & Redemption
Occasions: Encouragement
Owen Strachan
Owen Strachan (* 1981) ist ein US-amerikanischer Theologieprofessor und Buchautor aus dem konservativen, reformiert-baptistischen Spektrum. Er ist bekannt für sein komplementaristisches Verständnis der Geschlechterrollen sowie seine Auseinandersetzung mit progressiven Gesellschaftsströmungen und geriet auch für seine Lehre zur funktionalen Unterordnung des Sohnes in der Trinität in theologische Kritik. Bibellesern begegnet er als pointierter Ausleger zu Fragen der Schöpfungsordnung, Jüngerschaft und Schriftautorität, dessen kulturkritische Positionen teils stark polarisieren.
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