“We do not have to ascend to God; rather, the good news is that He has descended to us.” — Gene Edward Veith Jr Copy Share Image
“Our mediator claims all of our sins and has paid for them with His blood. He provides all of the good works we need,… — Gene Edward Veith Jr Copy Share
“Psychology either tends to glorify human beings or trivialize them, leaving out the complexity of the human soul and the demands of God.” — Gene Edward Veith Jr Copy Share
“God is hidden in vocations that bear authority. But that puts the pressure on human beings exercise that authority to act with God's justice… — Gene Edward Veith Jr Copy Share
“Luther says that vocations are a “mask from God. That is, God hides Himself in the workplace, the family, the Church, and the seemingly… — Gene Edward Veith Jr Copy Share
“The Church does not depend on power, social prestige, rhetorical manipulation, or human-designed programs. All it has are the Word and Sacraments, which, though… — Gene Edward Veith Jr Copy Share
“But the Law is the prelude to the Gospel. Those broken by the Law are convinced of their need and of their inability to… — Gene Edward Veith Jr Copy Share
“No one can violently attack something without taking it seriously in some way. No one attacks belief in Zeus anymore. No one gets emotional… — Gene Edward Veith Jr Copy Share
“It should not be possible for Christians to be disillusioned. We should have no illusions in the first place. Our faith is in Jesus… — Gene Edward Veith Jr Copy Share
“Lutheran spirituality begins with the insight that all human effort to reach God is futile. The will, to use Luther’s term, is in bondage—not… — Gene Edward Veith Jr Copy Share
“There is a great superficiality in today's evangelical world. Many Bible-believing Christians share the contemporary case for self-gratification, emotionalism, and anti-intellectualism. Many people who… — Gene Edward Veith Jr Copy Share
“Secular humanists of every type may ridicule the Bible, but they cannot escape it; and in their obsession with change, calls for reform, doomsday… — Gene Edward Veith Jr Copy Share
“There is a certain mysticism in the Christian's affirmation of the physical universe. There is a confidence that whatever is discovered conforms with Jesus… — Gene Edward Veith Jr Copy Share
“Anticipating the collapse of secular reason, Hamann thus brings us to a decidedly postmodern crossroads, at which point one can take the road of… — Gene Edward Veith Jr Copy Share
“Christians should be cultural and intellectual thermostats, exulting in opposition, iconoclasm,and balancing insights.” — Gene Edward Veith Jr Copy Share
“Heaven built on earth by human hands is not the same as eternal life. Again, Christianity always has to be more than a cultural… — Gene Edward Veith Jr Copy Share
