Before Jesus leads His disciples into suffering, humiliation, disgrace, and disdain, He summons them and shows Himself to them as the Lord… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
After he has been following Christ for a long time, the disciple of Jesus will be asked, "Lacked ye anything?" and he… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
If the heart is devoted to the mirage of the world, to the creature instead of the Creator, the disciple is lost...… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Jesus' call to bear the cross places all who follow him in the community of the forgiveness of sins. Forgiving sins is… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
If any want to become my followers," Jesus says. Following him is not something that is self-evident, even among the disciples. No… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
The love for our enemies takes us along the way of the cross and into fellowship with the Crucified. The more we… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Disciples will not be weakened by suffering, worn down, and embittered until they are broken. Instead, they bear suffering, by the power… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
The earthly form of Christ is the form that died on the cross. The image of God is the image of Christ… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
The followers of Christ have been called to peace. . . . And they must not only have peace but make it.… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Christian love draws no distinction between one enemy and another, except that the more bitter our enemy's hatred, the greater his need… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
The messengers of Jesus will be hated to the end of time. They will be blamed for all the division which rend… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
The disciple simply burns his boats and goes ahead. He is called out... The old life is left behind, and completely surrendered.… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
If any man would come after me, let him deny himself." The disciple must say to himself the same words Peter said… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“And what does the text inform us about the content of discipleship? Follow me, run along behind me! That is all. To… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self- satisfied; in fact, he can easily become dangerous, as it does not take… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Why do Christians sing when they are together? The reason is, quite simply, because in singing together it is possible for them to speak… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
What we shall need is not geniuses, or cynics, or misanthropes, or clever tacticians, but plain, honest, straghtforward men. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
...Gratitude transforms the torment of memory of good things now gone into silent joy. One bears what was lovely in the past not as… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Who can really be faithful in great things if he has not learned to be faithful in the things of daily life? — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“The church can only defend its own space by fighting, not for space, but for the salvation of the world. Otherwise the church becomes… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
There remains an experience of incomparable value . . . to see the great events of world history from below; from the perspective of… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“To endure the cross is not a tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ. When… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“There is only one church, the church of faith ruled by the word of Jesus Christ alone. This is the true catholic church that… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“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… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Those who love their dream of a Christian community more than the Christian community itself become destroyers of that Christian community even though their… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
