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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.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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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Freedom Himself Myself Relationship
Only he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes.
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Believe Character Himself
The fact that we do not speak it but sing it only expresses the fact that our spoken words are inadequate to express what we want to say, that the burden of our song goes far beyond all human words.
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Beyond Expression Human Ourselves Sing Talk
By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled to as we are.
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Grace Judgement Ourselves
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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God Ourselves Surrender
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
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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Believe Hope Religious Yourself
The world exercises dominion by force and Christ and Christians conquer by service.
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Force Religious World
A God who let us prove his existence would be an idol.
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Existence God Idol
God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth.
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Emotional God Truth
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 Church is the Church only when it exists for others, not dominating, but helping and serving. It must tell men of every calling what it means to live for Christ, to exist for others.
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Existence Help Live Man
Strict exercise of self-control is an essential feature of the Christian’s life.
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Control Exercise Life
It is worse for a liar to tell the truth than for a lover of truth to lie.
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Lie Love Truth Worst
Discipleship is not an offer that man makes to Christ.
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Discipline God Man
[Christ] is the Mediator, not only between God and man, but between man and man, between man and reality.
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God Man Philosophy Reality Religious

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