Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
existential crisis. But the school wanted to do better,
Willie James Jennings • After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging (Theological Education between the Times (TEBT))
John Calvin broke with the view that the state was autonomous, arguing for the sole rule of Christ over both church and state (as well as the noninterference between the official bodies). He reopened the way to a Christian view of the state, taking it to be subject, not to the church, but only to the laws of God.
Greg Bahnsen • Theonomy in Christian Ethics
Carey argued, Christians must expect great things — and not only must we expect them; we must attempt them. No matter how small the beginning, no matter how complicated the task, in the power of the Spirit, under the authority of the risen Christ, we can have absolute confidence in the success of our mission. In commissioning his church, Jesus had
... See moreRyan Griffith • Expect Great Things, Attempt Great Things
Common grace is when God’s goodness is displayed to all of humanity, not just His children.
Tara-Leigh Cobble • The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible
Henry Coswell remarked in 1839 that “religious mania is said to be the prevailing form of insanity in the United States.”[11]