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.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFERThe truth of the matter is that the whole world has already been turned upside down by the work of Jesus Christ.
More Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes
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Neighbourliness is not a quality in other people, it is simply their claim on ourselves.
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One act of obedience is worth a hundred sermons.
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Jesus is the only significance. Beside Jesus nothing has any significance. He alone matters.
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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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If my sinfulness appears to me in any way smaller or less detestable in comparison with the sins of others, I am still not recognizing my sinfulness at all.
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Who can really be faithful in great things if he has not learned to be faithful in the things of daily life?
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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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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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This is the end. For me the beginning of life.
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Advent creates people, new people.
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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.
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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 believe, take the first step, it leads to Jesus Christ. If you don’t believe, take the first step all the same, for you are bidden to take it.
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Being free means being free for the other, because the other has bound me to him. Only in relationship with the other am I free.
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In normal life we hardly realize how much more we receive than we give, and life cannot be rich without such gratitude. It is so easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements compared with what we owe to the help of others.
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