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The Church is the Church only when it exists for others.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Age: 39 †
Born: 1906
Born: February 4
Died: 1945
Died: April 8
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Cheap grace is grace without discipleship.
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The gift of Christ is not the Christian religion, but the grace and love of God which culminate in the cross.
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It is not your love that sustains the marriage, but from now on, the marriage that sustains your love.
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Comfort the troubled, and trouble the comfortable.
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Where is love more glorified than where she dwells in the midst of her enemies?
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Only the suffering God can help.
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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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We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.
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Salvation is free, but discipleship will cost you your life
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Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.
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The essence of grace, we suppose, is that the account has been paid in advance and, because it has been paid, everything can be had for nothing.
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God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth.
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The disciple simply burns his boats and goes ahead. He is called out... The old life is left behind, and completely surrendered. The disciple is dragged out of his relative security into a life of absolute insecurity... out of the realm of the finite...into the realm of infinite possibilities.
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Through our daily meals He is calling us to rejoice, to keep holiday in the midst of our working day.
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Earthly goods are given to be used, not to be collected.... Hoarding is idolatry.
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Cheap grace is the idea that grace did it all for me so I do not need to change my lifestyle. The believer who accepts the idea of cheap grace thinks he can continue to live like the rest of the world. Instead of following Christ in a radical way, the Christian lost in cheap grace thinks he can simply enjoy the consolations of his grace.
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Once again, Jesus calls those who follow him to share his passion.
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The devil doesn't fill us with hatred for God, but with forgetfulness of God.
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One who loves his community destroys community one who loves its members builds community.
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Faith without works is not faith at all, but a simple lack of obedience to God.
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