Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by James Denney

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Last updated on December 19, 2024.

James Denney was a Scottish theologian and preacher. He is probably best known today for his theological articulation of the meaning of the atonement within Christian theology, atonement for him being “the most profound of all truths”. Many have misunderstood his position, arguing that he was known for his defense of the doctrine of penal substitution. However, Denny himself protested vigorously against this characterization.

1856 - 1917

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No man can give at once the impressions that he himself is clever and that Jesus Christ is mighty to save.

James Denney

In preaching you cannot produce at the same time the impression that you are clever and that Christ is wonderful.

James Denney

The depravity which sin has produced in human nature extends to the whole of it. There is no part of man's nature which is unaffected by it. Man's nature is all of a piece, and what affects it at all affects it altogether

James Denney

The New Testament preaches a Christ who was dead and is alive, not a Christ who was alive and is dead.

James Denney

The Kingdom of Heaven is not for the well-meaning: it is for the desperate.

James Denney