# “Not a pointed finger but open arms” by Dane Ortlund

- Link: https://tollelege.net/2020/03/30/not-a-pointed-finger-but-open-arms-by-dane-ortlund/
- Published: 2020-03-30T12:00:02-05:00
- Author: tollelege

“Meek. Humble. Gentle.

Jesus is not trigger-happy. Not harsh, reactionary, easily exasperated.

He is the most understanding person in the universe.

The posture most natural to Him is not a pointed finger but open arms.”

–Dane Ortlund, [_Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1433566133?tag=toletaupanre-20)(
Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2020), 19.

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