Neighbourliness is not a quality in other people, it is simply their claim on ourselves.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFERThe 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.
More Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes
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Our community with one another consists solely in what Christ has done to each of us.
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Absolute seriousness is never without a dash of humor.
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Our eyes are at fault, that is all. God is in the manger, wealth in poverty, light in darkness, succor in abandonment.
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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 hero worship, but intimacy with Christ.
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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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If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.
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Jesus is the only significance. Beside Jesus nothing has any significance. He alone matters.
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Political action means taking on responsibility. This cannot happen without power. Power is to serve responsibility.
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God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth.
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I can no longer condemn or hate a brother for whom I pray, no matter how much trouble he causes me.
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A God who let us prove his existence would be an idol.
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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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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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This is the end. For me the beginning of life.
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