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“God’s word does what it says. It transforms sinners into saints by the forgiveness of their sins. It changed meaningless chaos into order at creation, and his word can do the same for you.”
― Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley
― Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley
“Instead of whining, try lamenting.”
― Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley
― Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley
“In winning, you lose—but in losing for Jesus’ sake, you win. You’ll be humbled—but Jesus lifts up the lowly. In giving you receive; in pardoning you are pardoned. And in dying you are born to eternal life.”
― Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley
― Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley
“So wichtig sicher die Kategorie von Verheißung und Erfüllung für das Verhältnis von Altem und Neuem Testament ist, so groß ist auch die Gefahr, Christus im Alten Testament nicht als den Gegenwärtigen, sondern nur als den großen Abwesenden zu finden.”
― "Und es geschah eine Stimme aus der Wolke..."
― "Und es geschah eine Stimme aus der Wolke..."
“The Christian life is upside down. It follows the pattern of Jesus’ cross. As he won by losing, so we live by dying. In his cross and by his death he won life for us all. So upon his invitation we follow Jesus even though it may bring us suffering, misery, and loss.”
― Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley
― Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley
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