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Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Death reveals that the world is not as it should be but that it stands in need of redemption. Christ alone is the conquering of death."

Death reveals that the world is not as it should be but that it stands in need of redemption. Christ alone is the conquering of death.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "No sacrifice which a lover would make for his beloved is too great for us to make for our enemy."

No sacrifice which a lover would make for his beloved is too great for us to make for our enemy.




Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Being free means "being free for the other," because the other has bound me to him. Only in relationship with the other am I free"

Being free means "being free for the other," because the other has bound me to him. Only in relationship with the other am I free



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "The heart clings to collected treasure. Stored-up possessions get between me and God. Where my treasure is, there is my trust, my security, my comfort, my God. Treasure means idolatry."

The heart clings to collected treasure. Stored-up possessions get between me and God. Where my treasure is, there is my trust, my security, my comfort, my God. Treasure means idolatry.




Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "The first call which every Christian experiences is the call to abandon the attachments of this world."

The first call which every Christian experiences is the call to abandon the attachments of this world.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "A home is a kingdom of it's own in the midst of the world, a stronghold amid life's storms and stresses, a refuge, even a sanctuary."

A home is a kingdom of it's own in the midst of the world, a stronghold amid life's storms and stresses, a refuge, even a sanctuary.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "So the Christian, too, belongs not in the seclusion of a cloistered life but in the thick of foes. There is his commission, his work."

So the Christian, too, belongs not in the seclusion of a cloistered life but in the thick of foes. There is his commission, his work.




Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "The fact that we do not speak it but sing it only expresses the fact that our spoken words are inadequate to express what we want to say, that the burden of our song goes far beyond all human words."

The fact that we do not speak it but sing it only expresses the fact that our spoken words are inadequate to express what we want to say, that the burden of our song goes far beyond all human words.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Just as our love for God begins with listening to God's Word, the beginning of love for other Christians is learning to listen to them."

Just as our love for God begins with listening to God's Word, the beginning of love for other Christians is learning to listen to them.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "When all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle of the spirit with every available weapon against the flesh."

When all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle of the spirit with every available weapon against the flesh.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Discipleship is not an offer that man makes to Christ."

Discipleship is not an offer that man makes to Christ.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Human love has little regard for the truth. It makes the truth relative, since nothing, not even the truth, must come between it and the beloved person."

Human love has little regard for the truth. It makes the truth relative, since nothing, not even the truth, must come between it and the beloved person.




Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "God has reserved to Himself the right to determine the end of life, because He alone knows the goal to which it is His will to lead it. It is for Him alone to justify a life or to cast it away."

God has reserved to Himself the right to determine the end of life, because He alone knows the goal to which it is His will to lead it. It is for Him alone to justify a life or to cast it away.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "It is grace, nothing but grace, that we are allowed to live in community with Christian brethren."

It is grace, nothing but grace, that we are allowed to live in community with Christian brethren.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "As long as we let the Word of God be our only armor, we can look confidently into the future."

As long as we let the Word of God be our only armor, we can look confidently into the future.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "It is the task of youth not to reshape the church, but rather to listen to the word of God."

It is the task of youth not to reshape the church, but rather to listen to the word of God.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "If you reject God's commanding word, you will not receive God's gracious word."

If you reject God's commanding word, you will not receive God's gracious word.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "One's task is not to turn the world upside down, but to do what is necessary at the given place and with a due consideration of reality."

One's task is not to turn the world upside down, but to do what is necessary at the given place and with a due consideration of reality.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises."

God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "A king who dies on the cross must be the king of a rather strange kingdom."

A king who dies on the cross must be the king of a rather strange kingdom.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Christian love draws no distinction between one enemy and another, except that the more bitter our enemy's hatred, the greater his need of love."

Christian love draws no distinction between one enemy and another, except that the more bitter our enemy's hatred, the greater his need of love.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Ultimate seriousness in not without a dose of humor."

Ultimate seriousness in not without a dose of humor.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Every call of Christ leads into death."

Every call of Christ leads into death.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "The right way to pray is to stretch out our hands and ask of One who we know has the heart of a Father."

The right way to pray is to stretch out our hands and ask of One who we know has the heart of a Father.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "When our will wholeheartedly enters into the prayer of Christ, then we pray correctly."

When our will wholeheartedly enters into the prayer of Christ, then we pray correctly.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Through our daily meals He is calling us to rejoice, to keep holiday in the midst of our working day."

Through our daily meals He is calling us to rejoice, to keep holiday in the midst of our working day.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Absolute seriousness is never without a dash of humor."

Absolute seriousness is never without a dash of humor.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "In Jesus, the service of God and the service of the least of the brethren were one."

In Jesus, the service of God and the service of the least of the brethren were one.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Only the believer obeys — obedience follows faith, the way good fruit comes from a good tree. Only the obedient believe."

Only the believer obeys — obedience follows faith, the way good fruit comes from a good tree. Only the obedient believe.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "A righteous person is one who lives for the next generation."

A righteous person is one who lives for the next generation.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Where a people prays, there is the church; and where the church is; there is never loneliness."

Where a people prays, there is the church; and where the church is; there is never loneliness.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "You can only learn what obedience is by obeying"

You can only learn what obedience is by obeying



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Every word of Holy Scripture was a love letter from God directed very personally to us and he asked us whether we loved Jesus."

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 Quotes: "A Christian is someone who shares the sufferings of God in the world."

A Christian is someone who shares the sufferings of God in the world.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Often we combat our evil thoughts most effectively if we absolutely refuse to allow them to be expressed in words."

Often we combat our evil thoughts most effectively if we absolutely refuse to allow them to be expressed in words.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Let him who cannot be alone beware of community. Let him who is not in community beware of being alone."

Let him who cannot be alone beware of community. Let him who is not in community beware of being alone.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue."

Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Unless he obeys, a man cannot believe."

Unless he obeys, a man cannot believe.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "It is much easier for me to imagine a praying murderer, a praying prostitute, than a vain person praying. Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity."

It is much easier for me to imagine a praying murderer, a praying prostitute, than a vain person praying. Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "The time is short. Eternity is long. It is the time of decision."

The time is short. Eternity is long. It is the time of decision.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "The beginning of love for the brethren is learning to listen to them."

The beginning of love for the brethren is learning to listen to them.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "The devil doesn't fill us with hatred for God, but with forgetfulness of God."

The devil doesn't fill us with hatred for God, but with forgetfulness of God.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Faith is only real when there is obedience, never without it, and faith only becomes faith in the act of obedience."

Faith is only real when there is obedience, never without it, and faith only becomes faith in the act of obedience.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "While it is good that we seek to know the Holy One, it is probably not so good to presume that we ever complete the task."

While it is good that we seek to know the Holy One, it is probably not so good to presume that we ever complete the task.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Jesus is the only significance. Beside Jesus nothing has any significance. He alone matters."

Jesus is the only significance. Beside Jesus nothing has any significance. He alone matters.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "We are silent at the beginning of the day because God should have the first word, and we are silent before going to sleep because the last word also belongs to God."

We are silent at the beginning of the day because God should have the first word, and we are silent before going to sleep because the last word also belongs to God.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "Every wedding must be an occasion of joy that human beings can do such great things, that they have been given such immense freedom and power to take the helm in their life's journey."

Every wedding must be an occasion of joy that human beings can do such great things, that they have been given such immense freedom and power to take the helm in their life's journey.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "There is a wrong way of staying in the world and a wrong way of fleeing from it. In both cases we are fashioning ourselves according to the world."

There is a wrong way of staying in the world and a wrong way of fleeing from it. In both cases we are fashioning ourselves according to the world.



Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: "To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ."

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