Bonhoeffer thought of death as the last station on the road to freedom. Eric Metaxas More Quotes by Eric Metaxas More Quotes From Eric Metaxas They (theological liberals)seemed to know what the answer was supposed to be and weren't much concerned with how to get there. They knew only that whatever answers the Fundamentalists came up with must be wrong. Eric Metaxas theological concerned answers It was not apathy or passiveness. For him, prayer was a display of the strongest possible activity. Eric Metaxas strongest apathy prayer If God is God, he is the God of reality and facts and science and history. Eric Metaxas ifs reality facts The worlds of folklore and religion were so mingled in early twentieth venture German culture that even families who didn't go to church were often deeply Christian. Eric Metaxas church christian culture There was only one reality, and Christ was Lord over all of it, or none. Eric Metaxas lord reality christ The 'success' of the sermon is utterly dependent on the God who breaks through and 'grasps' us, or we cannot be 'grasped. Eric Metaxas break-through dependent break Atheism tells him what he isn’t, and like all of us he yearns to know what he is. Eric Metaxas atheism knows Glory, glory, said the Bee, Hallelujah, said the Flea. Praise the Lord, remarked the Wren. At springtime all is born-again. Eric Metaxas fleas wrens bees Today, Wilberforce University welcomes many of America's poorest and most underserved populations and transforms their educational dreams into realities. Eric Metaxas educational dream reality Here was the rub: one must be more zealous to please God than to avoid sin. One must sacrifice oneself utterly to God's purposes, even to the point of possibly making moral mistakes. One's obedience to God must be forward-oriented and zealous and free, and to be a mere moralist or pietist would make such a life impossible. Eric Metaxas zealous sacrifice mistake It's one thing to be innocent and another thing to be naive or willfully ignorant. Eric Metaxas naive innocent one-thing ignorant I think most people have no idea about what religious freedom means. Eric Metaxas i-think think freedom people Every single cell in each person's body tells us whether that person is a male or a female. There is no human being in history whose cells have some mixture of the two, nor anyone who has ever been able to change that cellular reality. Eric Metaxas body change history reality Miracles are signs, and like all signs, they are never about themselves; they're about whatever they are pointing toward. Miracles point to something beyond themselves. But to what? To God himself. That's the point of miracles - to point us beyond our world to another world. Eric Metaxas miracles never god world The logical conclusion of relativism is absurdity. Non-sense. A worldview that undermines its own premises. Eric Metaxas own absurdity conclusion logical For at least a decade, Millennials have been stereotyped as lazy, entitled, and stuck on social media. While that may not be entirely fair, they are notoriously liberal, overwhelmingly supporting left-leaning candidates and favoring policies like nationalized healthcare and same-sex 'marriage.' Eric Metaxas social-media lazy marriage media Thankfully, forgiveness, and the healing it brings in its wake, has nothing to do with 'deserve.' Eric Metaxas nothing forgiveness deserve healing If you accept my thesis that the universe and this earth are the most outrageous miracles by an infinite margin, then you will understand that simply for us to exist requires a miracle. Eric Metaxas understand you universe earth I have no doubt, if people are really seeking the big questions, it will lead them to the Lord. Eric Metaxas will questions doubt people The freedoms we have enjoyed in America - and spread around the world - are incredibly fragile freedoms. Eric Metaxas fragile spread america world
