While it is good that we seek to know the Holy One, it is probably not so good to presume that we ever complete the task.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFERFruit 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.
More Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes
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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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Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.
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It is worse for a liar to tell the truth than for a lover of truth to lie.
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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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The truth of the matter is that the whole world has already been turned upside down by the work of Jesus Christ.
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I wonder why it is that we find some days so much more oppressive than others, for no apparent reason. Is it growing pains – or spiritual trial? Once they’re over, the world looks quite a different place again.
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One act of obedience is worth a hundred sermons.
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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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This is the end. For me the beginning of life.
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Your life as a Christian should make non believers question their disbelief in God.
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A God who let us prove his existence would be an idol.
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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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Having thus become a mindless tool, the stupid person will also be capable of any evil and at the same time incapable of seeing that it is evil.
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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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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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