Derek Prime et Alistair Begg
It is not always easy to recognize what is merely a matter of personal taste – and capable, therefore, of being changed – and what is fundamental to worship and should, therefore, be unaltered. We should encourage people to test every contribution by its God-centeredness and its ability to edify, and for all to learn to see debatable issues from other people’s point of view… The most vital truth we must convey is that what is important is not how acceptable our worship is to ourselves or to others, but how acceptable it is to God – a priority sometimes forgotten.
Derek Prime and Alistair Begg
Mais l'usage [impropre] du nom de Dieu ne se limite guère au langage... Chaque fois que nous ne nous montrons pas à la hauteur de l'appel de la vie chrétienne, nous prenons le nom de Dieu en vain. Nous sommes des miroirs qui doivent refléter la perfection de Dieu. Si le miroir prétend être celui du Christ et reflète les tendances de l'enfer, alors nous utilisons le nom du Christ en vain, et les gens le voient.
C. Matthew McMahon
But the [improper] use of God’s name is hardly restricted just to language… Whenever we do not live up to the call of the Christian life, we take God’s name in vain. We are mirrors that should reflect the perfection of God. If the mirror claims to be Christ’s and reflects tendencies of hell, then we use the name of Christ in vain, and people see that.
C. Matthew McMahon
Si nous reconnaissons l'Esprit de Dieu comme l'unique source de la vérité, nous ne mépriserons jamais la vérité où qu'elle apparaisse, à moins que nous ne voulions déshonorer l'Esprit de Dieu.
Jean Calvin
If we recognize the Spirit of God as the unique fountain of truth, we shall never despise the truth wherever it may appear, unless we wish to do dishonor to the Spirit of God.
John Calvin
Oswald Sanders, Cultivation of Christian Character, Moody Press, 1965, p. 86.
Lest we be “terrified by our adversaries,” it is well to remember that Satan’s power is not inherent but permitted (Rom. 13:1). It is not unlimited, but controlled (Job 1:12; 2:6). It is not invincible, but broken (Luke 11:21-11). It is not assured of success, but is surely doomed (Rev. 20:2-3). Satan knows well that there is no ultimate victory for him. The pronounced sentence has only been postponed. But he works to hinder and postpone Christ’s final triumph. We can rejoice in the certainty of John’s assurance: “Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4).
Oswald Sanders, Cultivation of Christian Character, Moody Press, 1965, p. 86.
Le petit monde à l'intérieur de nous, comme le grand monde à l'extérieur, est plein de confusion et de conflits ; mais lorsque Jésus y entre et murmure "La paix soit avec vous", il y a un calme, oui, un ravissement de félicité.
Charles H. Spurgeon
The little world within us, like the great world without, is full of confusion and strife; but when Jesus enters it, and whispers “Peace be unto you,” there is a calm, yea, a rapture of bliss.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Le christianisme fait vraiment deux choses à propos des conditions ici et maintenant dans ce monde : (1) il essaie de les rendre aussi bonnes que possible, c'est-à-dire de les réformer ; mais aussi (2) il vous fortifie contre elles dans la mesure où elles restent mauvaises".
C.S. Lewis, Dieu sur le banc des accusés
Christianity really does two things about conditions here and now in this world: (1) It tries to make them as good as possibly, i.e., to reform them; but also (2) It fortifies you against them so far as they remain bad.”
C.S. Lewis, God in the Dock
Dans la plus grande preuve d'amour que l'on puisse imaginer, le Christ est entré dans la vie humaine, dans l'histoire que l'amour avait créée, en tant que Jésus de Nazareth. Le Christ, la Deuxième Personne de la Trinité, a quitté le lieu de la Création et de la puissance pour devenir mortel, ouvert à la tentation, à la faiblesse et à la fatigue, à la tristesse et à la joie, aux rires et aux larmes.
MADELEINE L'ENGLE
ÉCRIVAINE AMÉRICAINE PRIMÉE
In the greatest showing of love imaginable, Christ came into human life, into the story that love had made, as Jesus of Nazareth. Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity, left the place of Creation and power and became mortal, open to temptation, to weakness and fatigue, to sorrow and joy, and laughter and tears.
MADELEINE L’ENGLE
AMERICAN AWARD-WINNING WRITER
Dieu n'a jamais dit que le voyage serait facile, mais il a dit que l'arrivée en vaudrait la peine.
Max Lucado
God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile.
Max Lucado
Étudier la Parole pour vivre la Parole pour prêcher la Parole.
Paul Washer
Study the Word to live the Word to preach the Word.
Paul Washer
Sinclair Ferguson, A Heart for God, 1987, p. 46.
When you look at the Cross, what do you see? You see God’s awesome faithfulness. Nothing – not even the instinct to spare His own Son – will turn him back from keeping His word.
Sinclair Ferguson, A Heart for God, 1987, p. 46.
Mettez en contraste la priorité de l'intelligence de conviction avec les modèles de leadership que l'on trouve souvent et même que l'on admire dans certains milieux chrétiens. Le charisme est un grand don, mais il ne peut se substituer à la conviction. Il en va de même pour les compétences personnelles, les dons de communication, la présence dans les médias et la capacité d'organisation. Aucune de ces choses ne peut qualifier un leader chrétien lorsque la conviction est absente ou faible.
Albert Mohler
Contrast the priority of convictional intelligence with the models of leadership that are often found and even admired in some Christian circles. Charisma is a great gift, but it cannot substitute for conviction. The same is true of personality skills, gifts of communication, media presence, and organizational ability. None of these things can qualify a Christian leader when conviction is absent or weak.
Albert Mohler