Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Theologian

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German theologian known for his resistance against Nazi Germany and his influential writings on faith and ethics.

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Born
February 4, 1906
Died
April 9, 1945
Quotes
425
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"We do God’s work for our brothers and sisters when we learn to listen to them. So often Christians, especially preachers, think that their only service is always to have to 'offer' something when they are together with other people. They forget that listening can be a greater service than speaking. Many people seek a sympathetic ear and do not find it among Christians, because these Christians are talking even when they should be listening."

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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 much to make him aggressive. A fool must therefore be treated more cautiously than a scoundrel."

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"Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our church. We are fighting today for costly grace."

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"In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich."

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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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"Earthly goods are given to be used, not to be collected.... Hoarding is idolatry."

Hoarding Wealth Used
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"If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure."

God Spiritual Jobs
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"I believe that God both wills and is able to bring good out of everything, even the worst... I believe that even our mistakes and wrongdoing are not fruitless."

Mistake Believe Able
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"The entire day receives order and discipline when it acquires unity. This unity must be sought and found in morning prayer. The morning prayer determines the day."

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"The best-informed man is not necessarily the wisest. Indeed there is a danger that precisely in the multiplicity of his knowledge he will lose sight of what is essential. But on the other hand, knowledge of an apparently trivial detail quite often makes it possible to see into the depth of things. And so the wise man will seek to acquire the best possible knowledge about events, but always without becoming dependent upon this knowledge. To recognize the significant in the factual is wisdom."

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"It is worse for a liar to tell the truth than for a lover of truth to lie.... There is a truth which is of Satan. Its essence is that under the semblance of truth it denies everything that is real. It lives upon hatred of the real world which is created and loved by God."

Real Liars Lying
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"The will of God, to which the law gives expression, is that men should defeat their enemies by loving them."

Men Expression Law
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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."

Christian Thinking Following Christ
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"A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes...and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the outside, is not a bad picture of Advent."

Christmas Cells Doors
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"The deep meaning of the cross of Christ is that there is no suffering on earth that is not borne by God."

Suffering Earth Christ
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"If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction."

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"When you read the Bible, you must think that here and now, God is speaking with me"

Thinking Here And Now
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"We have become so accustomed to the idea of divine love and of God's coming at Christmas that we no longer feel the shiver of fear that God's coming should arouse in us. We are indifferent to the message, taking only the pleasant and agreeable out of it and forgetting the serious aspect, that the God of the world draws near to the people of our little earth and lays claim to us. The coming of God is truly not only glad tidings, but first of all frightening news for everyone who has a conscience."

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