Bible Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer Download Open image ““Why does the Old Testament law never punish anyone by depriving him of his freedom?”” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Bible Freedom Old testament
“[T]he Old Testament, [...] if considered as a general rule of conduct, would lead to consequences destructive of all principles of humanity and morality.” — David Hume Copy Share Image
“had to learn not to punish God and rob myself of Him and eternity with Him because of what people who claim to serve… — B. Love Copy Share Image
“The law was good, Paul wrote, and its purpose vital. But its purpose was also temporary. Once Christ fulfilled the law, his followers would… — Matthew Vines Copy Share Image
“According to the Bible a tyrant is somebody, some civil magistrate that seeks to impose upon it's people another law than the law of… — Joseph C. Morecraft III Copy Share Image
The negative penalties of the Old Testament case laws were not harsh but just, not a threat to society but rather the necessary judicial… — Gary North Copy Share Image
“Then let us not think that this Law is a special Law for the Jews; but let us understand that God intended to deliver… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
“Jesus’ purpose in helping us to understand God’s law isn’t to urge us to try harder. He knows we’re incapable of keeping the law.… — Winston T. Smith Copy Share Image
“serve God, they are not, and can never be, as free as they aspire to be. From the Old Testament prophets to Paul (who… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“God never places man under circumstances in which it is either wise, or necessary, or innocent, to violate his laws.” — Henry Wager Halleck Copy Share Image
“Today, many Christians don’t seem concerned about the Old Testament, but apparently God still has concern for His Law, all the way to the… — Jim Bakker Copy Share Image
“That is why each of us has to find out for himself what is permitted and what is forbidden--forbidden for him. It's possible for… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
“And there will not be different laws at Rome and at Athens, or different laws now and in the future, but one eternal and… — Mark R. Levin 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
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
From Augustine down, theologians have tried to compel people to accept their special interpretation of the Scripture, and the tortures of the inquisition, the… — Matilda Joslyn Gage Copy Share Image
“God hates Hell. He hates the idea of people going there. He hates it so much that He was willing to take on human… — Evan Minton Copy Share Image
“The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose, Sergeant,’ Anthony Payne replied. ‘That is from The Merchant of Venice, but it holds great truth.” — Michael Arnold Copy Share Image
When you put your hand on the Bible, you are saying something much stronger than just telling your peers that you're going to tell… — Lee Greenwood Copy Share Image
“Scripture also teaches that human beings are morally responsible creatures” — Robert A. Peterson Copy Share Image
“The wife of a junior officer cooped up in a horrible canvas partition in steerage for five months wrote: "I had enjoyed much peace… — Stephen Taylor Copy Share Image
O Word of God incarnate . . . It is the golden casket Where gems of truth are stored; It is the heaven-drawn picture… — Walsham How Copy Share Image
Every plant which my heavenly father has not planted with be uprooted — Jesus Christ Copy Share Image
Where I come from you're not raised to think on your own. It's not that you're pushed to read the Bible. The Bible is… — Abel Ferrara Copy Share Image
“I felt like praying or something, when I was in bed, but I couldn't do it. I can't always pray when I feel like… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image