Cheap grace Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Cheap grace means grace sold on the market like cheapjacks' wares. The sacraments, the forgiveness of sin, and the consolations of religion are thrown…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Costly grace is the treasure hidden in the field; for the sake of it a man will gladly go and sell all he has.…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“...do we realize that this cheap grace has turned back upon us like a boomerang? The price we are having to pay today in…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Our church, which has been fighting in these years only for its self-preservation, as though that were an end in itself, is incapable of…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves. Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Persecution is an enemy the Church has met and mastered many times. Indifference could prove to be a far more dangerous foe.”

— Brother Andrew

Indolence is the worst enemy that the church has to encounter. Men sleep around her altar, stretching themselves on beds of ease, or sit…

— Frederic Dan Huntington

Cheap grace replaces truth with tolerance, lowering the bar so everyone can jump over it and we can all feel good about ourselves.

— Randy Alcorn

Cheap grace is grace without discipleship.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer