Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoefferwas a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident, and key founding member of the Confessing Church. His writings on Christianity's role in the secular world have become widely influential, and his book The Cost of Discipleship became a modern classic...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth4 February 1906
CountryGermany
courage wheels injustice
We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.
christian brother thinking
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.
christian community church
The church has an unconditional obligation to the victims of any ordering society, even if they do not belong to the Christian community.
faith ideas people
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.
faith believe obedience
Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes.
inspirational life thank-you
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.
children parent should
It is from God that parents receive their children, and it is to God that they should lead them.
hoarding wealth given
Earthly goods are given to be used, not to be collected.... Hoarding is idolatry.
jesus crazy blessed
The messengers of Jesus will be hated to the end of time. They will be blamed for all the division which rend cities and homes. Jesus and his disciples will be condemned on all sides for undermining family life, and for leading the nation astray; they will be called crazy fanatics and disturbers of the peace. The disciples will be sorely tempted to desert their Lord. But the end is also near, and they must hold on and persevere until it comes. Only he will be blessed who remains loyal to Jesus and his word until the end.
infinite christianity worthless
Christianity preaches the infinite worth of that which is seemingly worthless and the infinite worthlessness of that which is seemingly so valued.
god christian world
Wherever there are sinners, the weak, the sorrowful, the poor in the world, that is where God goes.
fighting grace enemy
Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our church. We are fighting today for costly grace.
christian grace and-love
The gift of Christ is not the Christian religion, but the grace and love of God which culminate in the cross.
religious taken people
The church is not a religious community of worshippers of Christ but is Christ himself who has taken form among people.