Costly grace is the treasure hidden in the field; for the sake of it a man will gladly go and sell all he has. It is the pearl of great price to by which the merchant will sell all his goods. Dietrich Bonhoeffer More Quotes by Dietrich Bonhoeffer More Quotes From Dietrich Bonhoeffer Sanctification means that the Christians have been judged already, and that they are being preserved until the coming of Christ and are ever advancing towards it. Dietrich Bonhoeffer sanctification christian mean Every call of Christ leads into death. Dietrich Bonhoeffer christ Who stands firm? Only the one for whom the final standard is not his reason, his principles, his conscience, his freedom, his virtue, but who is ready to sacrifice all these, when in faith and sole allegiance to God he is called to obedient and responsible action: the responsible person, whose life will be nothing but an answer to God's question and call. Dietrich Bonhoeffer sacrifice principles answers 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 spiritual should-have sleep Bless them that persecute you.' If our enemy cannot put up with us any longer and takes to cursing us, our immediate reaction must be to lift up our hands and bless him. Our enemies are the blessed of the Lord. Their curse can do us no harm. May their poverty be enriched with all the riches of God, with the blessing of Him whom they seek to oppose in vain. We are ready to endure their curses so long as they redound to their blessing. Dietrich Bonhoeffer blessed blessing hands 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. Dietrich Bonhoeffer womb destruction mother True prayer is done in secret, but this does not rule out the fellowship of prayer altogether, however clearly we may be aware of its dangers. In the last resort it is immaterial whether we pray in the open street or in the secrecy of our chambers, whether briefly or lenghtily, in the Litany of the Church, or with the sigh of one who knows not what he should pray for. True prayer does not depend either on the individual or the whole body of the faithful, but solely upon the knowledge that our Heavenly Father knows our needs. Dietrich Bonhoeffer faithful prayer father Do not try to make the Bible relevant. Its relevance is axiomatic. Dietrich Bonhoeffer relevance relevant trying The Psalter is the prayer book of Jesus Christ in the truest sense of the word. He prayed the Psalter and now it has become his prayer for all time...we understand how the Psalter can be prayer to God and yet God's own Word, precisely because here we encounter the praying Christ...because those who pray the psalms are joining in with the prayer of Jesus Christ, their prayer reaches the ears of God. Christ has become their intercessor. Dietrich Bonhoeffer prayer book jesus God honors some with great suffering and grants them the grace of martyrdom, while other are not tempted beyond their strength. But in every case it is one cross. Dietrich Bonhoeffer grace honor suffering By his willingly renouncing self-defence, the Christian affirms his absolute adherence to Jesus, and his freedom from the tyranny of his own ego. The exclusiveness of this adherence is the only power which can overcome evil. Dietrich Bonhoeffer self christian jesus The deceit, the lie of the devil consists of this, that he wishes to make man believe that he can live without God's Word. Thus he dangles before man's fantasy a kingdom of faith, of power, and of peace, into which only he can enter who consents to the temptations; and conceals from men that he, as the devil, is the most unfortunate and unhappy of beings, since he is finally and eternally rejected by God. Dietrich Bonhoeffer christian bible lying Many people are looking for an ear that will listen. They do not find it among Christians, because these Christians are talking where they should be listening. Dietrich Bonhoeffer christian talking people Before Jesus leads His disciples into suffering, humiliation, disgrace, and disdain, He summons them and shows Himself to them as the Lord in God's glory. Dietrich Bonhoeffer glory suffering jesus Oh, give our frightened souls the sure salvation for which, O Lord, You taught us to prepare. And when this cup You give is filled to brimming with bitter suffering, hard to understand, we take it thankfully and without trembling, out of so good and so beloved a hand. Yet when again in this same world You give us the joy we had, the brightness of Your Sun, we shall remember all the days we lived through, and our whole life shall then be Yours alone. Dietrich Bonhoeffer taught-us giving hands It is a dangerous error, surely very widespread among Christians, to think that the heart can pray by itself. Dietrich Bonhoeffer christian heart thinking When one person is struck by the Word, he speaks it to others. God has willed that we should seek and find His living Word in the witness of a brother, in the mouth of man. Therefore, the Christian needs another Christian who speaks God’s Word to him. The Christ in his own heart is weaker than the Christ in the word of his brother; his own heart is uncertain, his brother’s is sure. Dietrich Bonhoeffer brother christian heart Faith is only real when there is obedience, never without it, and faith only becomes faith in the act of obedience. Dietrich Bonhoeffer obedience real Discipleship never consists in this or that specific action: it is always a decision, either for or against Jesus Christ. Dietrich Bonhoeffer decision action jesus What is happiness and unhappiness? It depends so little on the circumstances; it depends really only on what happens inside a person. I am grateful for every day and that makes me happy. Dietrich Bonhoeffer unhappiness grateful littles
