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May God in his mercy lead us through these times; but above all, may he lead us to himself.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Nothing can be more cruel than the leniency which abandons others to their sin. Nothing can be more compassionate than the severe reprimand which calls another Christian in one’s community back from the path of sin.
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Compassionate Path Sin
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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Enemy Faith History Love Ourselves War
The will of God, to which the law gives expression, is that men should defeat their enemies by loving them.
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Defeat Enemy Expression God Law Love Man Willing
Through our daily meals He is calling us to rejoice, to keep holiday in the midst of our working day.
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Food Himself Ourselves
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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Evil Hands Himself Suffering Worst
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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Attachment Creation Reality Responsibility World
Where God tears great gaps we should not try to fill them with human words.
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God Human Tears Word
The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.
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Children Deep Moral
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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End Faith Life Spirit Struggle Weapon
If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.
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Direction Run Wrong Yourself
Not hero worship, but intimacy with Christ.
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God Worship
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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Dare Man Mental Myself Presence Sick Sin
Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.
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Desire Himself Oneself Person
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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Existence Himself Justice Myself Peace Worth
Discipleship is not an offer that man makes to Christ.
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Discipline God Man
A God who let us prove his existence would be an idol.
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Existence God Idol

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