Today is the anniversary of the day in 1945 when Deitrich Bonhoeffer was hanged by the Nazi’s. Bonhoeffer is remembered for a ton of things, including numerous theological works and taking a stand against the Nazi regime in Germany.
The night before he died, he said this: “This is the end – for me, the beginning.”
I [...]
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Bonhoeffer’s Beginning
Posted in Quotes, Theology on April 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Common Grace vs. Special Grace
Posted in Quotes on March 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“God is good to all in some ways but good to some in all ways” (JI Packer, Knowing God).
The Abuse of Doctrine
Posted in Quotes, Theology on March 16, 2009 | 13 Comments »
It seems like the study of doctrine in Christian circles is pretty polarizing. There are those churches who major on doctrinal issues, using classic Christian terminology and stressing the importance of knowing these key issues to faith; issues like justification, sanctification, predestination, foreknowledge – you know the drill.
Then there are those churches who would argue [...]
Bigger Than Jesus
Posted in Pop Culture, Quotes on March 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today, 4 decades ago in 1966, London’s “Evening Standard” newspaper published an interview with Beatle John Lennon in which he remarked:
Christianity will… vanish and shrink… We’re more popular than Christ right now.
Wisdom and the Signal Box
Posted in Quotes, Theology on February 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
J.I. Packer in Knowing God has a great illustration about what wisdom is, and what wisdom is not. He begins by writing how confusing it is when you stand on the platform of a train station. You don’t know why this train has been rerouted, why that one is arriving late, and so on. But [...]
The Humiliation of Christianity
Posted in Quotes, Theology on February 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
According to Emil Brunner, the Swiss theologian: “All other religions spare us the ultimate humiliation of being stripped naked and being declared bankrupt before God.” That’s pretty strong language.
And yet it points to the humiliating nature of Christianity. All the other world religions don’t treat humanity with such pecissimism. In all other schools of thought, [...]
Rick Warren’s Reformation
Posted in Quotes on November 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
An interesting quote from Rick Warren, complete with some rhyming:
I’m looking for a second reformation. The first reformation of the church 500 years ago was about beliefs. This one is going to be about behavior. The first one was about creeds. This one is going to be about deeds. It is not going to [...]
Spiritual Truth from Nietzsche
Posted in Quotes on October 21, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Straight from the mouth of one of the pillars of Communism:
“I will believe in your redeemer when you look more redeemed.”
Just something to think about today.
Benjamin Warfield and Patience
Posted in Quotes on June 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I read this remarkable post from John Piper about Benjamin Warfield and his life. Piper quotes in his article:
Benjamin B. Warfield was a world-renowned theologian who taught at Princeton Seminary for almost 34 years until his death on February 16, 1921. Many people are aware of his famous books, like The Inspiration and Authority [...]
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