Authors:

Gordon Fee Quotes

Christian ethics is not primarily an individualistic, one-on-one-with-God brand of personal holiness; rather it has to do with living the life of the Spirit in Christian community and in the world.

Christian ethics is not primarily an individualistic, one-on-one-with-God brand of personal holiness; rather it has to do with living the life of the Spirit in Christian community and in the world.

Gordon Fee
Christian, Live Life, Community
Gordon D. Fee (1994). “Paul, the Spirit, and the People of God”, p.81, Baker Academic

God is not just saving individuals and preparing them for heaven; rather, He is creating a people among whom He can live and who in their life together will reproduce God’s life and character.

Gordon Fee
Life, God, Christian
Gordon D. Fee (1994). “Paul, the Spirit, and the People of God”, p.58, Baker Academic

It is far easier to be a Christian in isolation than it is to live out one’s faith in the context of all those other imperfect people who make up God’s church.

Gordon Fee
Christian, People, Church
Gordon D. Fee (1994). “Paul, the Spirit, and the People of God”, p.81, Baker Academic

The psalms, like no other literature, lift us to a position where we can commune with God, capturing a sense of the greatness of his kingdom and a sense of what living with him for eternity will be like.

Gordon Fee
Greatness, Literature, Kingdoms

Among the Jews, especially in the Old Testament, teachings served not for the communication of religious truth, but rather to bring the one taught into direct confrontation with the Divine Will.

Gordon Fee
Religious, Communication, Teaching

[P]salms are basically prayers and hymns, by their very nature they are addressed to God or express truth about God in song.

Gordon Fee
Song, Prayer, Hymns

You May Also Like: