We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFERAbsolute seriousness is never without a dash of humor.
More Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes
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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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May God in his mercy lead us through these times; but above all, may he lead us to himself.
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Your life as a Christian should make non believers question their disbelief in God.
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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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In the presence of a psychiatrist I can only be a sick man; in the presence of a Christian brother I can dare to be a sinner.
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The world exercises dominion by force and Christ and Christians conquer by service.
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Where God tears great gaps we should not try to fill them with human words.
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A God who let us prove his existence would be an idol.
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The truth of the matter is that the whole world has already been turned upside down by the work of Jesus Christ.
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I can no longer condemn or hate a brother for whom I pray, no matter how much trouble he causes me.
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The worse the evil, the readier must the Christian be to suffer it; he must let the evil person fall into Jesus’ hands.
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Time is the most valuable thing that we have, because it is the most irrevocable.
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Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.
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Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our church. We are fighting today for costly grace.
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We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts.
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