Alter | 55 Jahre (verstorben) |
Beruf | Schriftsteller, Theologe |
Geburtsdatum | Sonntag, 16. Dezember 1714 |
Geburtsort | Gloucester |
Todesdatum | Samstag, 29. September 1770 |
Todesort | British America |
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Beschreibung | George Whitefield war ein britischer anglikanischer Geistlicher. Mit John und Charles Wesley war er Mitbegründer des Methodismus, einer aus der anglikanischen Kirche erwachsenen religiösen Erweckungsbewegung des 18. Jahrhunderts. Er hielt zeit seines Lebens 18000 bis 30000 Predigten, je nach Quellen, vor insgesamt 10 Millionen Zuhörern in Großbritannien und seinen Kolonien in Nordamerika. |
O that unbelievers would learn of faithful Abraham, and believe whatever is revealed from God, though they cannot fully comprehend it! Abraham knew God commanded him to offer up his son, and therefore believed, notwithstanding carnal reasoning might suggest may objections.
Fight the good fight of faith, and God will give you spiritual mercies.
For it pleased God, after he had made all things by the word of his power, to create man after his own image.
The great and important duty which is incumbent on Christians, is to guard against all appearance of evil to watch against the first risings in the heart to evil and to have a guard upon our actions, that they may not be sinful, or so much as seem to be so.
Take care of your life and the Lord will take care of your death.
