This was a phrase attributed to Dr. Franz Pieper for which I had lost the source. Now I have discovered that source, and want to publish the phrase. It is very short, but with a powerful message.
In Ludwig Fuerbringer's well-known book 80 Eventful Years, on page 169, he relates the following account:
“At that time Dr. Pieper had not as yet coined an expression which I have since then quoted a number of times, that there is not only, and should not only be, intelligent speaking, but also an intelligent silence, 'intelligentes Schweigen,' referring to Acts 15:12.”
What does Acts 15:12 say?
"Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them."
There was no babbling, no opinions given, just silence so that one could hear God's message, keep silence so that one can hear God's voice in His Word. That is "intelligent silence". I have never forgot that phrase.
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