In Memoriam
We should not ask, "What is wrong with the world?" for that diagnosis has already been given. Rather, we should ask, "What has happened to the salt and light?" (John Stott)
We have received breaking news that John Stott has went to be with His Lord his morning. He is being designated a Grace Light posthumously. Christianity Today has written an obituary for Stott on their website. A widely acclaimed Christian writer, Dr. Stott has left a tremendous legacy of Biblical teaching that brought to light social applications that challenged the thinking of many Christians. The London Institute for Contemporary Christianity has a detailed biography of John Stott on a section of their website. Though he lived a long life to age 90, his passing will be mourned by Christians all over the world.
For more information about John Stott visit the John Stott Ministries website. Many tributes will come in for Dr. Stott in the days ahead, but his lasting legacy is that Christians should be salt and light to the world for the time that the sovereign God gives us on earth and that is accomplished through our relationship to the Word of God.
"God must speak to us before we have any liberty to speak to him. He must disclose to us who he is before we can offer him what we are in acceptable worship. The worship of God is always a response to the Word of God. Scripture wonderfully directs and enriches our worship."
Rest in peace, John Stott.
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