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Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes

If my sinfulness appears to me in any way smaller or less detestable in comparison with the sins of others, I am still not recognizing my sinfulness at all Picture Quote #1

Principles are only tools in the hands of God; they will soon be thrown away when they are no longer useful Picture Quote #1

The task of pastoral ministry, above all else, is to arrange contingencies for an encounter with the divine Picture Quote #1

It's much easier for me to imagine a praying murderer, a praying prostitute, than a vain person praying. Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity Picture Quote #1

in] the whole of world history there is always only one really significant hour - the present... If you want to find eternity, you must serve the times Picture Quote #1

The religion of Christ is not a tidbit after one's bread; on the contrary, it is the bread or it is nothing. People should at least understand and concede this if they call themselves christians Picture Quote #1

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Justification is the new creation of the new man, and sanctification his preservation until the day of Jesus Christ Picture Quote #1

Not in the flight of ideas, but only in action is freedom. Make up your mind and come out into the tempest of the living Picture Quote #1

The call goes forth, and is at once followed by the response of obedience. The response of the disciples is an act of obedience, not a confession of faith in Jesus Picture Quote #1

In the gospels the very first step a man must take is an act which radically affects his whole existence Picture Quote #1

The cross is not the terrible end to an otherwise godfearing and happy life, but it meets us at the beginning of our communion with Christ Picture Quote #1

Suffering, then, is the badge of true discipleship. The disciple is not above his master. Following Christ means passio passiva, suffering because we have to suffer Picture Quote #1

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Christ is the mediator, not only between God and man, but between man and man, between man and reality Picture Quote #1

From now on there can be no more wars of faith. The only way to overcome our enemy is by loving him Picture Quote #1

Through the medium of prayer we go to our enemy, stand by his side, and plead for him to God Picture Quote #1

The truth of the matter is that the whole world has already been turned upside down by the work of Jesus Christ Picture Quote #1

Paul] has no intention to instruct the Christian community about the task and responsibility of government. His entire concern is with the responsibility of the Christian community towards the State Picture Quote #1

Our eyes are at fault, that is all. God is in the manger, wealth in poverty, light in darkness, succor in abandonment Picture Quote #1

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Upon closer observation, it becomes apparent that every strong upsurge of power in the public sphere, be it of a political or a religious nature, infects a large part of humankind with stupidity Picture Quote #1

We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

In short, it is much easier to see a thing through from the point of view of abstract principle than from that of concrete responsibility Picture Quote #1

By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled to as we are Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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There is a wrong way of staying in the world and a wrong way of fleeing from it. In both cases we are fashioning ourselves according to the world Picture Quote #1

Not everyone can wait: neither the sated nor the satisfied nor those without respect can wait. The only ones who can wait are people who carry restlessness around with them Picture Quote #1

One who wants fellowship without solitude plunges into the void of words and feelings, and one who seeks solitude without fellowship perishes in the abyss of vanity, self infatuation, and despair Picture Quote #1

Where a people prays, there is the hurch; and where the church is; there is never loneliness Picture Quote #1

The author likens crisis, and particularly war, to stop motion photography in its capacity to make changes plain that are ordinarily too gradual to be seen Picture Quote #1

The worse the evil, the readier must the Christian be to suffer it; he must let the evil person fall into Jesus' hands Picture Quote #1

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If my sinfulness appears to me in any way smaller or less detestable in comparison with the sins of others, I am still not recognizing my sinfulness at all (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Principles are only tools in the hands of God; they will soon be thrown away when they are no longer useful (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) The task of pastoral ministry, above all else, is to arrange contingencies for an encounter with the divine (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) It's much easier for me to imagine a praying murderer, a praying prostitute, than a vain person praying. Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) in] the whole of world history there is always only one really significant hour - the present... If you want to find eternity, you must serve the times (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) The religion of Christ is not a tidbit after one's bread; on the contrary, it is the bread or it is nothing. People should at least understand and concede this if they call themselves christians (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Justification is the new creation of the new man, and sanctification his preservation until the day of Jesus Christ (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Not in the flight of ideas, but only in action is freedom. Make up your mind and come out into the tempest of the living (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) The call goes forth, and is at once followed by the response of obedience. The response of the disciples is an act of obedience, not a confession of faith in Jesus (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) In the gospels the very first step a man must take is an act which radically affects his whole existence (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) The cross is not the terrible end to an otherwise godfearing and happy life, but it meets us at the beginning of our communion with Christ (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Suffering, then, is the badge of true discipleship. The disciple is not above his master. Following Christ means passio passiva, suffering because we have to suffer (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Christ is the mediator, not only between God and man, but between man and man, between man and reality (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) From now on there can be no more wars of faith. The only way to overcome our enemy is by loving him (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Through the medium of prayer we go to our enemy, stand by his side, and plead for him to God (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) The truth of the matter is that the whole world has already been turned upside down by the work of Jesus Christ (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Paul] has no intention to instruct the Christian community about the task and responsibility of government. His entire concern is with the responsibility of the Christian community towards the State (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Our eyes are at fault, that is all. God is in the manger, wealth in poverty, light in darkness, succor in abandonment (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Upon closer observation, it becomes apparent that every strong upsurge of power in the public sphere, be it of a political or a religious nature, infects a large part of humankind with stupidity (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) 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 Quotes) In short, it is much easier to see a thing through from the point of view of abstract principle than from that of concrete responsibility (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled to as we are (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) 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 (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) There is a wrong way of staying in the world and a wrong way of fleeing from it. In both cases we are fashioning ourselves according to the world (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Not everyone can wait: neither the sated nor the satisfied nor those without respect can wait. The only ones who can wait are people who carry restlessness around with them (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) One who wants fellowship without solitude plunges into the void of words and feelings, and one who seeks solitude without fellowship perishes in the abyss of vanity, self infatuation, and despair (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) Where a people prays, there is the hurch; and where the church is; there is never loneliness (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) The author likens crisis, and particularly war, to stop motion photography in its capacity to make changes plain that are ordinarily too gradual to be seen (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes) The worse the evil, the readier must the Christian be to suffer it; he must let the evil person fall into Jesus' hands (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes)

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