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Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our church. We are fighting today for costly grace.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.
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God Ourselves
It is only because he became like us that we can become like him.
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Deep Himself Religious
Fruit is always the miraculous, the created; it is never the result of willing, but always a growth. The fruit of the Spirit is a gift of God, and only He can produce it. They who bear it know as little about it as the tree knows of its fruit. They know only the power of Him on whom their life depends.
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Creation Gift God Growth Himself Miracle Power Result Tree Willing
Strict exercise of self-control is an essential feature of the Christian’s life.
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Control Exercise Life
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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Alone Himself Ourselves
Your life as a Christian should make non believers question their disbelief in God.
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Believe God Life Yourself
The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around them will create community.
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Creation Destroy Dream Love Person
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
Absolute seriousness is never without a dash of humor.
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Funny Serious
Only he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes.
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Believe Character Himself
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
Grace at a low cost, is in the last resort simply a new law, which brings neither help nor freedom.
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Freedom Grace Simplicity
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
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
Discipleship is not an offer that man makes to Christ.
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Discipline God Man
Love, in the sense of spontaneous, unreflective action, spells the death of the old man.
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Action Death Love Man Old Reflection

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