Every Woman a Theologian Quotes

“Why does the resurrection matter so much? It matters because Jesus’ triumph on the cross finished the work of our salvation. His death atoned for it. His rising proved that sin and death have no power over the life-giving God, no power over Jesus, and no power over us. Though we will still die on this earth, our lives in Christ begin now.”
― Phylicia Masonheimer, Every Woman a Theologian: Know What You Believe. Live It Confidently. Communicate It Graciously.

“In a world groaning beneath the weight of sin (Romans 8:22), we rejoice in hope that Christ came not just to save us eternally and restore us to God but to restore all things. Every injustice wrought by sin’s evil effects will be brought to account. Every evil thought, deed, and disease will answer for what it did to humanity, God’s beloved image bearers. And ultimately Satan, the Accuser, will answer for it as well (Revelation 20). But we’ll get to that at the end of this book.”
― Phylicia Masonheimer, Every Woman a Theologian: Know What You Believe. Live It Confidently. Communicate It Graciously.

“God “disadvantaged” Himself to the utmost when He sent Christ on our behalves. The gospel is the ultimate working of justice for an unjust and undeserving people.”
― Phylicia Masonheimer, Every Woman a Theologian: Know What You Believe. Live It Confidently. Communicate It Graciously.

“His love will not be manipulated or separated from truth, and yet it is this truthful, faithful, hesed love (a “completely undeserved kindness and generosity”4) that chases us down and seeks us in our sin: “In Jesus, God has taken the initiative to seek out the sinner, to bring the lost into the blessing of his reign. He was, in short, the seeking God.”
― Phylicia Masonheimer, Every Woman a Theologian: Know What You Believe. Live It Confidently. Communicate It Graciously.

“The Bible is theology and reason unified, and it demands study and intellectual pursuit—not so we can prove ourselves or because God likes to play games but because God made us thinking people. He imparted to us the gift of a reasonable mind, and He expects us to use it.”
― Phylicia Masonheimer, Every Woman a Theologian: Know What You Believe. Live It Confidently. Communicate It Graciously.

“Fully known. This, really, is the heart of the gospel: to be fully known by God. This God reached down to an unreachable people, grasped them in His almighty hand, and offered them a chance to dwell with Him. In this age, the dwelling is still marred with sin. We are broken-down houses. In the next age, the glory of God in Christ will be fully revealed and we will no longer be imperfect dwellings for a perfect God. When He makes all things new, our old bodies, lives, and struggles will be absorbed in His glory.”
― Phylicia D. Masonheimer, Every Woman a Theologian: Know What You Believe. Live It Confidently. Communicate It Graciously.

“Jesus takes the throbbing heart of humanity, the little spark of God’s goodness struggling against sin, and fans it into flame. Fire purifies. Fire warms. Fire shows the way. No wonder the Holy Spirit comes by fire—His presence makes lights of us (Acts 2). We are meant to ite, inflammate omnia (a phrase attributed to church father Ignatius)—to “go, [and] set the world on fire.”
― Phylicia D. Masonheimer, Every Woman a Theologian: Know What You Believe. Live It Confidently. Communicate It Graciously.

“Christ speaks—and secures—an eternal identity for us that shapes our souls and future lives in Him. Growing up in that salvation, that identity, is sanctification.”
― Phylicia D. Masonheimer, Every Woman a Theologian: Know What You Believe. Live It Confidently. Communicate It Graciously.

“When someone bends to embrace what they know you could be before you’re even there, it’s a particular kind of grace. It’s a grace pulling upward, drawing you to your feet, filling your lungs with air. It’s a grace that says: I know what you can be. Trust me.”
― Phylicia D. Masonheimer, Every Woman a Theologian: Know What You Believe. Live It Confidently. Communicate It Graciously.

“Unless we are daily exposed to the true nature of God, we are prone to make allowances for our own pet sins.”
― Phylicia D. Masonheimer, Every Woman a Theologian: Know What You Believe. Live It Confidently. Communicate It Graciously.

“To love God with our minds is to be loyal to the Lord with our attention, seeking to understand, comprehend, and desire Him.”
― Phylicia D. Masonheimer, Every Woman a Theologian: Know What You Believe. Live It Confidently. Communicate It Graciously.