We have lived for too long in a world, and tragically in a Church, where the wills and affections of human beings are regarded as sacrosanct as they stand, where God is required to command what we already love, and to promise what we already desire.
N.T. WrightStichwörter: sin pride idolatry hubris
The author chuckles at the resistance to using a prepared, written liturgy in prayer. He compares it to being unwilling to dress in any clothing we did not make ourselves, or being unwilling to drive a car we did not construct entirely by ourselves.
N.T. WrightStichwörter: prayer liturgy church-history institutional-memory
After defending the value of prepared prayers, the author cautions against over-reliance on them. Just as David could not fight in the armor of King Saul, we are called to fight in the way God has equipped us uniquely.
N.T. WrightStichwörter: individuality prayer spiritual-warfare
The Bible is the story so far in the true novel that God is still writing.
N.T. WrightStichwörter: bible holy-scripture
To many, "The Bible is a form of verbal wallpaper, pleasant enough in the background, but he stop thinking about it after you have lived in the house for a few weeks.
N.T. WrightStichwörter: scripture bible obedience discipleship
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