Christliche Impulse - Christian impulses

Deutsch English Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1 (ESV) A handshake does not create peace. Many people want peace. They demonstrate for peace, but they don't achieve it. The inability to be at peace is a characteristic of people without God. Those who rebel against God cannot rest and cannot have peace. Peace is not a holy feeling that comes over us in a church, it is the state of a heart deeply rooted in God. (Peter Stark) Peace is an undeserved, precious gift from God. 1. How does peace express itself? In the hymn text by H. G. Spafford it says: When peace with God pervades my soul, even if storms threaten from afar, my heart sings in faith at all times: “I am well, I am well in the Lord!” “We recently sang this song in a church service, young and old together.” The song was sung by a young man who lost his father to an aggressive cance...

Deutsch   English I was asked, why are you doing this? Why are you blogging? You could use your time more wisely, you could earn more money, chill out, shop... do something good for yourself. I'll do it! Who says this isn't good? I think it's fantastic. It's not strenuous, I kind of chill out. For me it makes sense. I have had times in my life where I let go of hope. It was a terrible time and there was no one who gave me hope again or told me that you would find it there again. Thank God – hope itself came back into my life. I had untied myself, loosened the lines and was slowly drifting away from the shore. On and on... I suspected great freedom and happiness out there. But in the endless expanse, detached, with no goal in mind, I quickly lost courage in the disorientation and when the last strip of land disappeared on the horizon, hope was suddenly gone too. I felt like a heap of misery. My gaze was lost in the endless distance; in order to see something conc...

Deutsch English Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. Luke 12:6-7 (ESV) 1. God has not forgotten me Sometimes there are situations in our lives in which we feel far away from God. Things go wrong, circumstances build up around us like a wall that we can no longer see past. 2. The Lord is in control There is a variety of medical equipment in every European hospital. Some do simple tasks, some literally keep people alive. It is absolutely vital that the hospital continues to have enough power - this is a matter of life and death. And yet none of us feel guilty or unworthy of turning on the television in the evening, even though the hospital needs the electricity much more urgently! Why? Because we trust the electricity supplier to be able to supply enough electricity for all of us. We don't question that for a moment! But...

Deutsch English Jede gute Gabe und jedes vollkommene Geschenk kommt von oben herab, von dem Vater der Lichter, bei dem keine Veränderung ist noch eines Wechsels Schatten. Jakobus 1,17 (ELB) 1. Glauben Bethanien liegt nahe Jerusalem. Lazarus war gestorben. Martha und Maria hatten viele Menschen um sich, die sie trösteten. Als Martha hörte, dass Jesus auf dem Weg zu ihnen war, lief sie ihm entgegen. Martha sagte zu Jesus: „Herr, wärst du hier gewesen, würde mein Bruder noch leben. Aber auch jetzt weiß ich, dass Gott dir alles geben wird, worum du ihn bittest.“ Jesus spricht zu ihr: Ich bin die Auferstehung und das Leben. Wer an mich glaubt, der wird leben, ob er gleich stürbe; und wer da lebt und glaubt an mich, der wird nimmermehr sterben. Glaubst du das? Sie spricht zu ihm: Ja, Herr, ich glaube, dass du der Christus bist, der Sohn Gottes, der in die Welt kommt. Johannes 11,25-27 (LUT) Eine menschliche Begegnung mit Jesus ist nicht mehr möglich. Oder doch? In einem Lied...