Christian community Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

““[Paul] has no intention to instruct the Christian community about the task and responsibility of government. His entire concern is with the responsibility of the Christian community towards the State.””

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So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self- satisfied; in fact, he can easily become dangerous, as it does not take…

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What we shall need is not geniuses, or cynics, or misanthropes, or clever tacticians, but plain, honest, straghtforward men.

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...Gratitude transforms the torment of memory of good things now gone into silent joy. One bears what was lovely in the past not as…

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Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes.

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Who can really be faithful in great things if he has not learned to be faithful in the things of daily life?

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“The church can only defend its own space by fighting, not for space, but for the salvation of the world. Otherwise the church becomes…

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There remains an experience of incomparable value . . . to see the great events of world history from below; from the perspective of…

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“To endure the cross is not a tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ. When…

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“There is only one church, the church of faith ruled by the word of Jesus Christ alone. This is the true catholic church that…

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“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…

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Will not the very moment of great disillusionment with my brother or sister be incomparably wholesome for me becuase it so thoroughly teaches me…

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“Comparing yourself to others does nothing for you. Society has conditioned us to value people who fit a secular mold of perfection".”

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“Perhaps theological attempts to explain the destruction of churches or of “Christian nations” are asking the wrong question, if they judge success and failure…

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