Enemy Quotes by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

No sacrifice which a lover would make for his beloved is too great for us to make for our enemy.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Where is love more glorified than where she dwells in the midst of her enemies?

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Kingdom is to be in the midst of your enemies

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Through the medium of prayer we go to our enemy, stand by his side, and plead for him to God.”

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our church. We are fighting today for costly grace.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The wars of Israel were the only 'holy wars' in history... there can be no more wars of faith. The only way…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

In the New Testament our enemies are those who harbor hostility against us, not those against whom we cherish hostility, for Jesus…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The will of God, to which the law gives expression, is that men should defeat their enemies by loving them.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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

“From now on there can be no more wars of faith. The only way to overcome our enemy is by loving him.”

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The love for our enemies takes us along the way of the cross and into fellowship with the Crucified. The more we…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

It is not simply to be taken for granted that the Christian has the privilege of living among other Christians. Jesus Christ…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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

Bless them that persecute you.' If our enemy cannot put up with us any longer and takes to cursing us, our immediate…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

But they all stood beneath the cross, enemies and believers, doubters and cowards, revilers and devoted followers. His prayer, in that hour,…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer