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A pastor should never complain about his congregation, certainly never to other people, but also not to God. A congregation has not been entrusted to him in order that he should become its accuser before God and men.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Age: 39 †
Born: 1906
Born: February 4
Died: 1945
Died: April 8
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The Lord confers great honor on his servants when he brings them suffering.
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Wherever it pleases God to put man in this world, the Christian must be ready for martyrdom and death. It is only in this way that man learns faith.
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Politics are not the task of a Christian.
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The physical presence of other Christians is a source of incomparable joy and strength to the believer.
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The time is short. Eternity is long. It is the time of decision.
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