Spirit and Sacrament Quotes

“And it suggests that when African Christians talk about their encounters with angels or demons, and North American Christians respond with an eye-roll, the former are closer to both biblical and historic Christianity than the latter.”
― Andrew Wilson, Spirit and Sacrament: An Invitation to Eucharismatic Worship

“The logic of statements like this is that in the Lord’s Supper, just as in baptism, Christ is presented to us, not just represented to us. When we celebrate the sacraments, we do things that do things.”
― Andrew Wilson, Spirit and Sacrament: An Invitation to Eucharismatic Worship

“John is less cautious. It will be like being given the tree of life all over again, being given a white stone with a name that nobody knows, being given authority over the nations, being given white robes, a throne, a crown, an invitation to a wedding feast, a new creation, a river of life, fruit trees, a glorious jewel-festooned city. May the charis of the Lord Jesus be with you all.”
― Andrew Wilson, Spirit and Sacrament: An Invitation to Eucharismatic Worship

“The original Christmas present, wrapped in muslins and rags rather than in decorative paper, does not merely come to give; he is himself a gift, the gift, the most outlandish demonstration of love that God could possibly offer. Everything he gives to the crowds who follow him—good news, sight, speech, ritual cleanliness, hearing, bread, teaching, peace, social inclusion, forgiveness, table fellowship, life—is in some way a precursor to his gift of himself, of his own accord, as a ransom for many.”
― Andrew Wilson, Spirit and Sacrament: An Invitation to Eucharismatic Worship