“Destruction of the embryo in the mother’s womb is a violation of the right to live which God has bestowed upon this nascent life. To raise the question whether we …
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Listening
“The first service that one owes to others in the fellowship consists of listening to them. Just as love of God begins with listening to His Word, so the beginning …
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer on God’s Existence
“A God who let us prove His existence would be an idol.”
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer on The Bible
“Do not try to make the Bible relevant. Its relevance is axiomatic. Do not defend God’s word, but testify to it. Trust to the Word. It is a ship loaded …
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Justice
“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.”
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Complacency
“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Christianity
“Being a Christian is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God’s will.”
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Discipleship
“Discipleship means adherence to the person of Jesus, and therefore submission to the law of Christ which is the law of the cross.”
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Dietrich’s Death
Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote theological books that have influenced multiple generations of pastors. He birthed the Confessing Church, and stood against the tyrannies of the Third Reich. The mighty accomplishments in …