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Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes

Jesus himself did not try to convert the two thieves on the cross; he waited until one of them turned to him Picture Quote #1

The temple of God is the holy people in Jesus Christ. The Body of Christ is the living temple of God and of the new humanity Picture Quote #1

To deny oneself is to be aware only of Christ and no more of self, to see only him who goes before and no more the road which is too hard for us Picture Quote #1

The scriptures do not present us with a series of Christian types to be imitated according to choice; they preach to us in every situation the one Jesus Christ Picture Quote #1

The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around them will create community Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Nothing that we despise in other men is inherently absent from ourselves. We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or don't do, and more in light of what they suffer Picture Quote #1

It is not your love that sustains the marriage, but from now on, the marriage that sustains your love Picture Quote #1

The will of God, to which the law gives expression, is that men should defeat their enemies by loving them Picture Quote #1

Luther's return from the cloister to the world was the worst blow the world had suffered since the days of early Christianity Picture Quote #1

There can be no real attachment to the given creation, no genuine responsibility in the world, unless we recognize the breach which already separates us from it Picture Quote #1

No sacrifice which a lover would make for his beloved is too great for us to make for our enemy Picture Quote #1

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Sanctification means that the Christians have been judged already, and that they are being preserved until the coming of Christ and are ever advancing towards it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Christianity preaches the infinite worth of that which is seemingly worthless and the infinite worthlessness of that which is seemingly so valued Picture Quote #1

I can no longer condemn or hate a brother for whom I pray, no matter how much trouble he causes me Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

For we cannot speak of the beginning; where the beginning begins our thinking stops, it comes to an end Picture Quote #1

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As Christ bore and received us as sinners so we in his fellowship may bear and receive sinners into the fellowship of Christ through the forgiving of sins Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Freedom for the Church comes from the necessity of the Word of God. Otherwise, it becomes arbitrariness and ends in a great many new ties Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The task is not to turn the world upside down but in a given place to do what, from the perspective of reality, is necessary objectively and to really carry it out Picture Quote #1

The fact that we do not speak it but sing it only expresses the fact that our spoken words are inadequate to express what we want to say, that the burden of our song goes far beyond all human words Picture Quote #1

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Only because the message concerning Jesus Christ must still go forth and find believers, and because our task is not yet perfected, does God in His patience continue to sustain us with His good gifts Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Jesus goes on before to Jerusalem and to the cross, and they are filled with fear and amazement at the road he calls them to follow Picture Quote #1

God does not love some ideal person, but rather human beings just as we are, not some ideal world, but rather the real world Picture Quote #1

Discipleship can tolerate no conditions which might come between Jesus and our obedience to him Picture Quote #1

Nevertheless, it is the free grace of the resurrected One that now also goes after the individual, overcomes the doubter, and creates in him the Easter faith Picture Quote #1

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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 (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) The temple of God is the holy people in Jesus Christ. The Body of Christ is the living temple of God and of the new humanity (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) To deny oneself is to be aware only of Christ and no more of self, to see only him who goes before and no more the road which is too hard for us (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) The scriptures do not present us with a series of Christian types to be imitated according to choice; they preach to us in every situation the one Jesus Christ (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around them will create community (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) 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 (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Nothing that we despise in other men is inherently absent from ourselves. We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or don't do, and more in light of what they suffer (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) It is not your love that sustains the marriage, but from now on, the marriage that sustains your love (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) The will of God, to which the law gives expression, is that men should defeat their enemies by loving them (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Luther's return from the cloister to the world was the worst blow the world had suffered since the days of early Christianity (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) There can be no real attachment to the given creation, no genuine responsibility in the world, unless we recognize the breach which already separates us from it (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) No sacrifice which a lover would make for his beloved is too great for us to make for our enemy (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Sanctification means that the Christians have been judged already, and that they are being preserved until the coming of Christ and are ever advancing towards it (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) 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 Quotes) Christianity preaches the infinite worth of that which is seemingly worthless and the infinite worthlessness of that which is seemingly so valued (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) I can no longer condemn or hate a brother for whom I pray, no matter how much trouble he causes me (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) 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 (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) For we cannot speak of the beginning; where the beginning begins our thinking stops, it comes to an end (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) As Christ bore and received us as sinners so we in his fellowship may bear and receive sinners into the fellowship of Christ through the forgiving of sins (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) 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 Bonhoeffer Quotes) Freedom for the Church comes from the necessity of the Word of God. Otherwise, it becomes arbitrariness and ends in a great many new ties (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) 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 (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) The task is not to turn the world upside down but in a given place to do what, from the perspective of reality, is necessary objectively and to really carry it out (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) The fact that we do not speak it but sing it only expresses the fact that our spoken words are inadequate to express what we want to say, that the burden of our song goes far beyond all human words (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Only because the message concerning Jesus Christ must still go forth and find believers, and because our task is not yet perfected, does God in His patience continue to sustain us with His good gifts (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) 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 (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Jesus goes on before to Jerusalem and to the cross, and they are filled with fear and amazement at the road he calls them to follow (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) God does not love some ideal person, but rather human beings just as we are, not some ideal world, but rather the real world (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Discipleship can tolerate no conditions which might come between Jesus and our obedience to him (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Nevertheless, it is the free grace of the resurrected One that now also goes after the individual, overcomes the doubter, and creates in him the Easter faith (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes)

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