John MacArthur, 2 Corinthiens, Moody Publishers, 2003, p. 142.
By using frail, fallible people, God makes it clear that the power lies not in the human messenger but in the divine message. God’s power transcends the limitations of the “clay pot.” And it is precisely those limitations that allow Christians to experience the greatest demonstration of God’s power.
John MacArthur, 2 Corinthians, Moody Publishers, 2003, p. 142.
John Gerstner, The Problem of Pleasure, Soli Deo Gloria, 2002, p. 15.
What irony that sinners consider the greatest problem they face in this world to be the problem of pain. The ultimate insult against God is that man thinks he has a problem of pain. Man, who deserves to be plunged into hell at this moment, and is indescribably fortunate that he is breathing normally, complains about unhappiness. Instead of falling on his knees in the profoundest possible gratitude that God holds back His wrath and infinite fury, the sinner shakes his fist in heaven’s face and complains against what he calls “pain.” When he receives his due, he will look back on his present condition as paradisiacal. What he now calls misery, he will then consider exquisite pleasure. The most severe torment anyone has ever known in this life will seem like heaven in comparison with one moment of the full fury of the divine Being.
John Gerstner, The Problem of Pleasure, Soli Deo Gloria, 2002, p. 15.
John MacArthur et Richard Mayhue, Biblical Doctrine, 2017, page 133.
The preacher needs to realize that God’s Word is not the preacher’s word. He is to recognize himself as a messenger, not an originator (1 Thess. 2:13). He is a sower, not the source (Matt. 13:3, 19). He is a herald, not the authority (1 Tim. 2:7). He is a steward, not the owner (Col. 1:25). He is the guide, not the author (Acts 8:31). He is the server of spiritual food, not the chef (John 21:15, 17).
John MacArthur and Richard Mayhue, Biblical Doctrine, 2017, page 133.
Je ne néglige pas la puissance du Saint-Esprit pour capter, convaincre et changer les gens par sa Parole. Nous sommes toujours totalement dépendants de Lui, et nous ne sommes jamais appelés à faire son travail. Mais le Saint-Esprit nous a mandatés, et notre tâche consiste à faire tout ce qui est en notre pouvoir pour être des instruments affûtés dans ses mains rédemptrices.
Paul David Tripp, Dangerous Calling, 2012, p. 149.
I am not discounting the Holy Spirit’s power to capture, convict, and change people through His Word. We are always utterly dependent on Him, and we are never called to do His work. But the Holy Spirit has commissioned us, and our job is to do everything we can to be sharp instruments in His redemptive hands.
Paul David Tripp, Dangerous Calling, 2012, p. 149.
Mark Dever et Michael Lawrence, It Is Well, 2010, page 95-96.
Have you ever noticed the difference between the way the followers of Mohammed and the followers of Jesus react when one or the other is insulted? When Mohammed is insulted, Islam says the offender is to be killed by the faithful, but when Jesus is mocked, Scripture teaches us to pray that God would have mercy on the mocker. Why the difference? Do Muslims hold Mohammed in higher esteem? Not at all. It’s simply this: Mohammed oppressed and slaughtered some of those that resisted his message and taught his followers to do the same. But Jesus died for His enemies and taught us to love our enemies as well, so that we would be like our Father in heaven. Now, I ask you, which religion sounds as though it came from heaven, and which was made here on earth?
Mark Dever and Michael Lawrence, It Is Well, 2010, page 95-96.
Ce n'est rien d'autre que de la pure méchanceté que de ne pas pardonner à votre agresseur pour ce qu'il a fait, à la lumière de tout ce que vous avez été pardonné (par le Christ). Quand vous comparez les offenses insignifiantes que vous devez pardonner, avec les énormes et éternelles offenses que vous avez commises contre un Dieu saint, le point est incontestable.
Lou Priolo, The Complete Husband, Calvary Press, 1999, p. 111.
It’s nothing but sheer wickedness for you not to forgive your offender for what he’s done, in light of all that you’ve been forgiven (by Christ). When you compare the trivial offenses which you must forgive, with the enormous, eternal offenses you’ve committed against a holy God, the point is uncontestable.
Lou Priolo, The Complete Husband, Calvary Press, 1999, p. 111.
J.C. Ryle, Holiness, Moody Publishers, copyright 2010, p. 174.
There is no surer mark of backsliding and falling off in grace than an increasing disposition to find fault, pick holes, and see weak points in others.
J.C. Ryle, Holiness, Moody Publishers, copyright 2010, p. 174.
Sam Storms, One Thing, 2004, p.100.
If only for a moment, take your eyes off yourself and your circumstances, off the ways of this world and all rival claimants, and look at who God is. Ponder His mighty deeds. This isn’t to say your soul or circumstances aren’t important. It simply means that you are in the hands of an omnipotent God whose ability to act on your behalf is equaled only by His passionate affection for you as His child, whose strength is without end and whose sovereignty covers the expanse of the heavens. God’s desire isn’t to minimize your life and struggles and disappointments. His intent is for you to gain hope, knowing that nothing can wrench you from the loving arms of a God like this!
Sam Storms, One Thing, 2004, p.100.
Bill Thrasher, A Journey to Victorious Praying, Moody Publishers, 2003, p. 86.
I have found it helpful to begin my day by systematically reading the Bible and giving God the opportunity to direct my attention to certain truths. These truths become the springboard to begin speaking to the Lord.
Bill Thrasher, A Journey to Victorious Praying, Moody Publishers, 2003, p. 86.
Michel Deneken, La Vie - Pâques 2014
Jésus de Nazareth est mort jeune, torturé par les Romains, rejeté par les religieux, trahi et renié par les siens. Comment une telle fin a-t-elle pu donner naissance à une religion ?
Antoine Nouis, revue Réforme - 2014
