Absolute seriousness is never without a dash of humor.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFERNothing 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.
More Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes
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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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Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.
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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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We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. God will be constantly crossing our paths and canceling our plans by sending us people with claims and petitions.
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One act of obedience is worth a hundred sermons.
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Grace at a low cost, is in the last resort simply a new law, which brings neither help nor freedom.
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Christianity preaches the infinite worth of that which is seemingly worthless and the infinite worthlessness of that which is seemingly so valued.
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God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth.
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How would you expect to find community while you intentionally withdraw from it at some point? The disobedient cannot believe; only the obedient believe.
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Jesus is the only significance. Beside Jesus nothing has any significance. He alone matters.
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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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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.
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Love, in the sense of spontaneous, unreflective action, spells the death of the old man.
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The world exercises dominion by force and Christ and Christians conquer by service.
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