The worse the evil, the readier must the Christian be to suffer it; he must let the evil person fall into Jesus’ hands.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER[Christ] is the Mediator, not only between God and man, but between man and man, between man and reality.
More Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes
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So many people come to church with a genuine desire to hear what we have to say, yet they are always going back home with the uncomfortable feeling that we are making it too difficult for them to come to Jesus.
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There is a wrong way of staying in the world and a wrong way of fleeing from it. In both cases we are fashioning ourselves according to the world.
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One act of obedience is worth a hundred sermons.
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In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.
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When all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle of the spirit with every available weapon against the flesh.
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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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Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.
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While it is good that we seek to know the Holy One, it is probably not so good to presume that we ever complete the task.
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A God who let us prove his existence would be an idol.
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Jesus is the only significance. Beside Jesus nothing has any significance. He alone matters.
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There can be no real attachment to the given creation, no genuine responsibility in the world, unless we recognize the breach which already separates us from it.
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Through our daily meals He is calling us to rejoice, to keep holiday in the midst of our working day.
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May God in his mercy lead us through these times; but above all, may he lead us to himself.
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The will of God, to which the law gives expression, is that men should defeat their enemies by loving them.
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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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