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> [“If God is going to teach us about things we do not know by direct experience (such as his attributes), he has to teach us in terms of what we do know. This is why all that Scripture says about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-r-kreider/if-god-is-going-to-teach-us-about-things-we-do-not-know-by-direct/)

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## More by Glenn R. Kreider

> [“Forgiveness is extravagant. In fact, the more one has been forgiven, Jesus teaches, the more one will love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-r-kreider/forgiveness-is-extravagant-in-fact-the-more-one-has-been-forgiven/)

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> [“The term condescension is used in two significantly different ways in contemporary discourse. It evokes negative emotions when it is used in the sense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-r-kreider/the-term-condescension-is-used-in-two-significantly-different-ways-in/)

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> [“Because grace is unmerited favor, it cannot be earned or deserved. Thus, forgiveness can never be forced or mandated. Yet the Scriptures teach that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-r-kreider/because-grace-is-unmerited-favor-it-cannot-be-earned-or-deserved-thus/)

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> [“if God is most clearly revealed in his Son, and if this revelation is humble and sacrificial, and if God wants his followers to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-r-kreider/if-god-is-most-clearly-revealed-in-his-son-and-if-this-revelation-is/)

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> [“If God is going to teach us about things we do not know by direct experience (such as his attributes), he has to teach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-r-kreider/if-god-is-going-to-teach-us-about-things-we-do-not-know-by-direct/)

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> [“In order to redeem humanity and to bring to completion the regeneration of all things, God himself came to earth, became a creature, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-r-kreider/in-order-to-redeem-humanity-and-to-bring-to-completion-the/)

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> [“only the last two chapters of Revelation are devoted to the new creation, although it is the goal toward which the biblical story is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-r-kreider/only-the-last-two-chapters-of-revelation-are-devoted-to-the-new/)

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> [“I suspect that the humility of God is difficult to accept because of the implications that such a doctrine would have for us. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-r-kreider/i-suspect-that-the-humility-of-god-is-difficult-to-accept-because-of/)

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> [“Rather, the incarnation of the eternal Son of God was prefigured or foreshadowed in God’s appearances on earth, his active involvement in the created…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-r-kreider/rather-the-incarnation-of-the-eternal-son-of-god-was-prefigured-or/)

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> [“it is not just the incarnation that reveals God by means of condescension. Any involvement of God in his world is an act of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-r-kreider/it-is-not-just-the-incarnation-that-reveals-god-by-means-of/)

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> [“Forgiveness is rooted in the character of God. Jesus’ opponents correctly noted that no one can forgive sins except God (Mark 2:7). At the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-r-kreider/forgiveness-is-rooted-in-the-character-of-god-jesus-opponents/)

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> [“In short, the self-sufficient, wholly other, transcendent, and holy God condescended to create a world and creatures, knowing that they would reject him and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-r-kreider/in-short-the-self-sufficient-wholly-other-transcendent-and-holy-god/)

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> [“God was under no obligation to create and, when his creatures rebelled, he was under no obligation to continue to sustain them. His creatures…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-r-kreider/god-was-under-no-obligation-to-create-and-when-his-creatures-rebelled/)

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> [“in his grace, God condescended to care for his creation. He has taken the initiative to bring healing. He entered into the world and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-r-kreider/in-his-grace-god-condescended-to-care-for-his-creation-he-has-taken/)

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> [“The third act of the biblical story is the completion of God’s work of redemption, the culmination of his plan for his creation in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-r-kreider/the-third-act-of-the-biblical-story-is-the-completion-of-god-s-work/)

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