Nadia Bolz-Weber Quote
Considering the question, what’s the difference between Judas and Peter,*3 I’ve wondered what would’ve happened if Judas would have had a forgiving encounter with the resurrected Christ in the same way Peter did. What would’ve happened if Judas had heard in his ears a word of grace just for him, a word he could not create for himself. Would he still have died at his own hand? Proclaiming the purifying, forgiving love of God is what I call preaching the gospel. But in a way, it’s really only preaching if the one doing the proclaiming hears it too. As
Nadia Bolz-Weber
Considering the question, what’s the difference between Judas and Peter,*3 I’ve wondered what would’ve happened if Judas would have had a forgiving encounter with the resurrected Christ in the same way Peter did. What would’ve happened if Judas had heard in his ears a word of grace just for him, a word he could not create for himself. Would he still have died at his own hand? Proclaiming the purifying, forgiving love of God is what I call preaching the gospel. But in a way, it’s really only preaching if the one doing the proclaiming hears it too. As
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About Nadia Bolz-Weber
Bolz-Weber is known for her unusual approach to reaching others through her church. She has produced work in the church that scholar and writer Diana Butler Bass considers part of "a new Reformation".