Brother Quotes by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

14 Brother quotes by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Bonhoeffer’s reflections on sibling ties carry the weight of his wartime conscience. In 14 brief passages, he connects personal loyalty with a broader moral responsibility.

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“It is only when he is a burden that another person is really a brother and not merely an object to be…

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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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Anyone who thinks that his time is too valuable to spend keeping quiet will eventually have no time for God and his…

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The exclusion of the weak and insignificant, the seemingly useless people, from a Christian community may actually mean the exclusion of Christ;…

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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…

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The first service that one owes to others in the fellowship consists of listening to them. Just as love of God begins…

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The Christian must treat his enemy as a brother, and requite his hostility with love. His behavior must be determined not by…

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As brother stands by brother in distress, binding up his wounds and soothing his pain, so let us show our love towards…

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When one person is struck by the Word, he speaks it to others. God has willed that we should seek and find…

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A Christian fellowship lives and exists by the intercession of its members for one another, or it collapses. I can no longer…

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“The brother is a burden to the Christian, precisely because he is a Christian. For the pagan the other person never becomes…

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Will not the very moment of great disillusionment with my brother or sister be incomparably wholesome for me becuase it so thoroughly…

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We do God’s work for our brothers and sisters when we learn to listen to them. So often Christians, especially preachers, think…

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Christ became our Brother in order to help us. Through him our brother has become Christ for us in the power and…

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Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes.

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Who can really be faithful in great things if he has not learned to be faithful in the things of daily life?

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“The church can only defend its own space by fighting, not for space, but for the salvation of the world. Otherwise the church becomes…

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There remains an experience of incomparable value . . . to see the great events of world history from below; from the perspective of…

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“To endure the cross is not a tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ. When…

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“There is only one church, the church of faith ruled by the word of Jesus Christ alone. This is the true catholic church that…

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“As Christians, we needn’t be at all ashamed of some impatience, longing, opposition to what is unnatural, and our full share of desire for…

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Those who love their dream of a Christian community more than the Christian community itself become destroyers of that Christian community even though their…

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