By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled to as we are.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFERGod is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth.
More Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes
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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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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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Love, in the sense of spontaneous, unreflective action, spells the death of the old man.
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Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our church. We are fighting today for costly grace.
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There is meaning in every journey that is unknown to the traveler.
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We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.
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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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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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Nothing can be known either of God or man until God has become man in Jesus Christ.
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It is not your love that sustains the marriage, but from now on, the marriage that sustains your love.
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Jesus is the only significance. Beside Jesus nothing has any significance. He alone matters.
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The world exercises dominion by force and Christ and Christians conquer by service.
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We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. We must not assume that our schedule is our own to manage, but allow it to be arranged by God.
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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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If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.
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