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> [“If this earth was good enough for the man Jesus Christ, if such a man as Jesus lived, then, and only then, life has a meaning for us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-nichols/if-this-earth-was-good-enough-for-the-man-jesus-christ-if-such-a-man/)

[Stephen J. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-nichols/)

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## More by Stephen J. Nichols

> [“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 be quick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-nichols/we-are-also-brought-into-the-church-community-as-a-result-of-christ-s/)

[Stephen J. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-nichols/)

> [“Bonhoeffer and Luther draw on Christ’s paradox of gaining one’s life by losing it. So we come to the ultimate paradox: by service—and ultimately,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-nichols/bonhoeffer-and-luther-draw-on-christ-s-paradox-of-gaining-one-s-life/)

[Stephen J. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-nichols/)

> [“It would be safe to say that by the nineteenth century, pietism had long since dislodged Puritanism as the dominant force in American religious life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-nichols/it-would-be-safe-to-say-that-by-the-nineteenth-century-pietism-had/)

[Stephen J. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-nichols/)

> [“The God-man who is humiliated is the stumbling block to the pious human being and to the human being, period.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-nichols/the-god-man-who-is-humiliated-is-the-stumbling-block-to-the-pious/)

[Stephen J. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-nichols/)

> [“The ethics of the Sermon on the Mount are nothing less than extraordinary. To look at them as something that can be fulfilled within…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-nichols/the-ethics-of-the-sermon-on-the-mount-are-nothing-less-than/)

[Stephen J. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-nichols/)

> [“Leaning on Augustine’s insight, Bonhoeffer sees the sanctorum communio as “the community of loving persons who, touched by God’s Spirit, radiate love and grace.”17”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-nichols/leaning-on-augustine-s-insight-bonhoeffer-sees-the-sanctorum-communio/)

[Stephen J. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-nichols/)

> [“The church is the real thing when it is not consumed with the assertion of power in culture, but it is driven by service…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-nichols/the-church-is-the-real-thing-when-it-is-not-consumed-with-the/)

[Stephen J. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-nichols/)

> [“David McCullough has said, “We are shaped by those we never met.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-nichols/david-mccullough-has-said-we-are-shaped-by-those-we-never-met/)

[Stephen J. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-nichols/)

> [“A congregation that does not pray for the ministry of its pastor,” Bonhoeffer warns, “is no longer a congregation.”11 He then adds, “A pastor who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-nichols/a-congregation-that-does-not-pray-for-the-ministry-of-its-pastor/)

[Stephen J. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-nichols/)

> [“We could summarize all of this background to Bonhoeffer’s christology in one sentence, albeit a complex one: The cross was a stumbling block to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-nichols/we-could-summarize-all-of-this-background-to-bonhoeffer-s-christology/)

[Stephen J. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-nichols/)

> [“Gratitude is equally underrated and under-practiced. It too requires humility to say “thank you.” Saying “thank you” means one is dependent on the other,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-nichols/gratitude-is-equally-underrated-and-under-practiced-it-too-requires/)

[Stephen J. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-nichols/)

> [“His ecclesiology, though, is never an independent topic. It always flows from and back to Christ and his christology. Neither is Bonhoeffer content with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-nichols/his-ecclesiology-though-is-never-an-independent-topic-it-always-flows/)

[Stephen J. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-nichols/)

> [“We seem especially susceptible to this pitting of spirituality against theology in American evangelical contexts. Perhaps we can chalk this up to the influence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-nichols/we-seem-especially-susceptible-to-this-pitting-of-spirituality/)

[Stephen J. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-nichols/)

> [“If this earth was good enough for the man Jesus Christ, if such a man as Jesus lived, then, and only then, life has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-nichols/if-this-earth-was-good-enough-for-the-man-jesus-christ-if-such-a-man/)

[Stephen J. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-nichols/)

> [“Everything in the prior chapters has been leading us up to this point. Our look at his christology (chap. 2) and ecclesiology (chap. 3) laid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-nichols/everything-in-the-prior-chapters-has-been-leading-us-up-to-this-point/)

[Stephen J. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-nichols/)

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