Fruit is always the miraculous, the created; it is never the result of willing, but always a growth. The fruit of the Spirit is a gift of God, and only He can produce it. They who bear it know as little about it as the tree knows of its fruit. They know only the power of Him on whom their life depends.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFERGod is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth.
More Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes
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When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.
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Not to speak is to speak.
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It is worse for a liar to tell the truth than for a lover of truth to lie.
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Neighbourliness is not a quality in other people, it is simply their claim on ourselves.
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A love that left people alone in their guilt would not have real people as its object. So, in vicarious responsibility for people, and in His love for real human beings, Jesus becomes the one burdened by guilt.
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Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.
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Things do exist that are worth standing up for without compromise. To me it seems that peace and social justice are such things, as is Christ himself.
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The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around them will create community.
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The wars of Israel were the only ‘holy wars’ in history, there can be no more wars of faith. The only way to overcome our enemy is by loving him.
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Our eyes are at fault, that is all. God is in the manger, wealth in poverty, light in darkness, succor in abandonment.
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Jesus himself did not try to convert the two thieves on the cross; he waited until one of them turned to him.
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The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.
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Time is the most valuable thing that we have, because it is the most irrevocable.
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A God who let us prove his existence would be an idol.
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Grace at a low cost, is in the last resort simply a new law, which brings neither help nor freedom.
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