Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating. 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 BONHOEFFERJudging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating. By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled to as we are.
More Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes
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There is meaning in every journey that is unknown to the traveler.
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Not hero worship, but intimacy with Christ.
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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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Any honours that come our way are only stolen from him to whom alone they really belong, the Lord who sent us.
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Jesus himself did not try to convert the two thieves on the cross; he waited until one of them turned to him.
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Only he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes.
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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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The world exercises dominion by force and Christ and Christians conquer by service.
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Sanctification means that the Christians have been judged already, and that they are being preserved until the coming of Christ and are ever advancing towards it.
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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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Absolute seriousness is never without a dash of humor.
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The will of God, to which the law gives expression, is that men should defeat their enemies by loving them.
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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.
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My past life is abundantly full of God’s mercy, and, above all sin, stands the forgiving love of the Crucified.
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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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