Bible Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Every word of Holy Scripture was a love letter from God directed very personally to us and he asked us whether we loved Jesus.” quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer — Download Open image

“Every word of Holy Scripture was a love letter from God directed very personally to us and he asked us whether we loved Jesus.”

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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