“If we would answer the question of the existence of the Evil then we would not be sinners, we could make something… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Bonhoeffer's emphasis on the deep this-worldliness of Christianity does not lead to de-escahtologizing the gospel. — G. C. Berkouwer Copy Share Image
Christianity contains within itself a germ hostile to the Church (Dietrich Bonhoeffer) — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
“But if faith is only for the future, there will be no faith, for like manna, faith saved spoils.” — Andrew Root Copy Share Image
“If you board the wrong train it is no use running along the corridor in the opposite direction. —DIETRICH BONHOEFFER” — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
“Goethe’s Faust, Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s The Cost of Discipleship” — Susan Elia MacNeal Copy Share Image
. A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol. Dietrich Bonhoeffer — Abraha Lincon Copy Share Image
“Bonhoeffer's emphasis on the deep this -worldliness of Christianity does not lead to de-eschatologizing the gospel.” — G C Berkouwer Copy Share Image
“Jeremiah was not eager to become a prophet of God. When the call came to him all of a sudden, he shrank… — Eric Metaxes Copy Share Image
“I offer this succinct synopsis of Bonhoeffer on the Christian life: We live in love by grace as the church-community—in, through, and… — Stephen J. Nichols Copy Share Image
“(Bonhoeffer's) change was not an ungainly, embarrassing leap from which he would have to retreat slightly when he gained more maturity and… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
“God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest paths… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“The rich world of his ancestors set the standards for Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s own life. It gave him a certainty of judgment and… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
“His soul really shone in the dark desperation of our prison . . . [Bonhoeffer] had always been afraid that he would… — Payne Best Copy Share Image
“The lecturer points to Dietrich Bonhoeffer's decision to get engaged while in prison as his "positive statement that life will go on,"… — J. Rufus Fears Copy Share Image
“Bonhoeffer himself knew that in all of it, he was being utterly obedient to God. For him, that was the cantus firmus… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
“In any case, he had long felt that Gandhi could provide some clues for him. Gandhi was not a Christian, but he… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
Must the Christian go around looking for a cross to bear, seeking to suffer? No, insisted Bonhoeffer. Opportunities for bearing crosses will… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“We are also brought into the church-community as a result of Christ’s death on the cross—a community of the forgiven, who should… — Stephen J. Nichols Copy Share Image
“This poem, “Stations on the Road to Freedom,” echoes the Christ-centered or christotelic emphasis we have come to see in so much… — Stephen J. Nichols Copy Share Image
“They have forgotten these immortal words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the Lutheran pastor whose passion for truth drove him to confront Adolf Hitler… — John Hagee Copy Share Image
Christianity is not the faith of the complacent, the comfortable or of the timid. It demands and creates heroic souls like Wesley,… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
“We could summarize all of this background to Bonhoeffer’s christology in one sentence, albeit a complex one: The cross was a stumbling… — Stephen J. Nichols Copy Share Image
“Dietrich Bonhoeffer, in the first chapter of his wonderful book Life Together, has a discussion of how Christians never meet one-on-one; they… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
“The ethics of the Sermon on the Mount are nothing less than extraordinary. To look at them as something that can be… — Stephen J. Nichols Copy Share Image
“What reconciliation and redemption mean; what rebirth and Holy Spirit, love for one’s enemies, cross and resurrection mean; what it means to… — David Schnasa Jacobsen Copy Share Image
“In his Bible that day or the next, Bonhoeffer was reading Psalm 74. This was the text he happened to be meditating… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
“Everything in the prior chapters has been leading us up to this point. Our look at his christology (chap. 2) and ecclesiology (chap.… — Stephen J. Nichols Copy Share Image
“Men speak of God’s love for man… but if providence does not come in this hour, where is He then? My conclusion… — Daniel S. Fletcher Copy Share Image
Bonhoeffer thought of death as the last station on the road to freedom. — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
“Bonhoeffer's experiences with African American community underscored an idea that was developing in his mind: the only real piety and power that… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
“Bonhoeffer categorically refuses to demythologize the resurrection ... he finally walked to his execution, saying that for him it was the beginning… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Community means caring: caring for people. Dietrich Bonhoeffer says: "He who loves community destroys community; he who loves the brethren builds community."… — Jean Vanier Copy Share Image
Wilberforce, because of his faith, stood up for African slaves. Bonhoeffer, because of his faith, stood up for Jews. That's Christianity to… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
Bonhoeffer knew that twisting the Truth to sell it more effectively was inexcusable. For Bonhoeffer the challenge was to present the Truth… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
Do not try to make the Bible relevant. Its relevance is axiomatic. Do not defend God's word, but testify to it. Trust… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
“Grace is costly because it calls us through our person to the person of Jesus Christ. And when we follow the person… — Andrew Root Copy Share Image
“Bonhoeffer’s rule never to speak about a brother in his absence. Bonhoeffer knew that living according to what Jesus taught in the… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
“Bonhoeffer’s three conclusions—that the church must question the state, help the state’s victims, and work against the state, if necessary—were too much… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
...when someone asked Bonhoeffer whether he shouldn't join the German Christians in order to work against them from within, he answered that… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
![“His soul really shone in the dark desperation of our prison . . . [Bonhoeffer] had always been afraid that he would not be strong enough to stand such a test but now he knew there was nothing in life of which one need ever be afraid.” quote by Payne Best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfe/payne-best-268961_bonhoeffer_his-soul-really-shone-in-the-dark-desper_483457.jpg)
