December's Quote to Ponder
"Conviction that is not undergirded by love makes the possessor of that conviction obnoxious and the dogma possessed becomes repulsive."
--Ravi Zacharias
Labels: monthly quotes
posted by Jason at 8:26 PM
12.11.2006
--Ravi Zacharias
About Me
- Name: Jason
the second of seven children; a mechanical engineering graduate from The University of Akron; a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church (after moving to Minnesota); previously a member of Covenant of Grace Church (back in Ohio); enjoy good books; most importantly, saved by the blood of Jesus Christ.
Currently Reading
- Every Thought Captive
- by Richard L. Pratt, Jr
- Institutes of the Christian Religion
- By John Calvin
- Translated by Ford Lewis Battles
- Edited by John T. McNeill
- Knowing God
- by J.I. Packer
(Possible) Upcoming Reviews
- How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
- by Gordon Fee & Douglas Stuart
- A Praying Life
- by Paul Miller
Previous Posts
- Thought Collage
- To Whom Belong Wisdom and Might
- Thoughts of a Voter
- November's Quote to Ponder
- You Know You're Thinking Too Hard...
- Calling All Math Geeks
- The Habits of a Writer
- October's Quote to Ponder
- Thoughts After Reading Colossians
- Trust
2 Comments:
If you were expecting a Christmas quote. . . so was I. But I didn't have one, and didn't have a lot of time to look, and finally realized that the month is nearly half over and I'd better put something up. If you have a good Christmas quote, send it my way so I can tuck it away for next year. :-)
Of course, this Ravi quote is well worth pondering. So it's not just some throw-in.
12/11/2006 10:02 PM
(sorry it took me so long to respond)
It's hard to think about when you put it in those terms, because, as you yourself said, God is love. Think about John 3:16--so well-known that we easily miss the power of what it says. Inherent in the Gospel message is God's unfathomable love to us.
But think about that quote in terms of other world religions. Every other religion demands obedience as though one must obey to earn the love of God.
God does demand obedience, but it is the obedience of faith (Romans 1:5, 16:26), so that, rather than our obedience and love precipitating God's love, "We love because he first loved us." (1 John 4:19)
12/23/2006 10:19 PM
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