Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes

Walk of life:German theologian

Born:4 February 1906, Wrocław, Poland

Died:9 April 1945, Germany

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The only man who has the right to say that he is justified by grace alone is the man who has left all to follow Christ.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER

Grace Man Religion Right
It is worse for a liar to tell the truth than for a lover of truth to lie.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER

Lie Love Truth Worst
Nothing can be known either of God or man until God has become man in Jesus Christ.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER

God Man Religious
The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER

Children Kind Leaving Moral World
Discipleship is not an offer that man makes to Christ.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER

Discipline God Man
We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. We must not assume that our schedule is our own to manage, but allow it to be arranged by God.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER

God Surrender
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.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER

Creation Gift God Growth Miracle Power Result Tree Willing
Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our church. We are fighting today for costly grace.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER

Death Enemy Fight Grace
A God who let us prove his existence would be an idol.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER

Existence God Idol
I can no longer condemn or hate a brother for whom I pray, no matter how much trouble he causes me.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER

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