If you want my goodness to stay with you then serve your neighbour, for in him God comes to you himself; such a man sees in his neighbour the material and spiritual need he is called to meet. Dietrich Bonhoeffer More Quotes by Dietrich Bonhoeffer More Quotes From Dietrich Bonhoeffer Where God tears great gaps we should not try to fill them with human words. Dietrich Bonhoeffer gaps tears trying The question of why evil exists is not a theological question, for it assumes that it is possible to go behind the existence forced upon us as sinners. If we could answer it then we would not be sinners. We could make something else responsible...The theological question does not arise about the origin of evil but about the real overcoming of evil on the Cross; it ask for the forgiveness of guilt, for the reconciliation of the fallen world Dietrich Bonhoeffer guilt real evil As brother stands by brother in distress, binding up his wounds and soothing his pain, so let us show our love towards our enemy. There is no deeper distress to be found in the world, no pain more bitter than our enemy's. Nowhere is service more necessary or more blessed than when we serve our enemies. Dietrich Bonhoeffer pain brother blessed The first service that one owes to others consists in listening to them. Dietrich Bonhoeffer listening firsts 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 treasure grace men Discipleship is not an offer that man makes to Christ. Dietrich Bonhoeffer discipleship men christ 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 marriage journey joy We are to find God in what we know, not in what we don't know. Dietrich Bonhoeffer unsolved-problems knows 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 hatred christian enemy In Jesus, the service of God and the service of the least of the brethren were one. Dietrich Bonhoeffer brethren jesus God comes into the very midst of evil and of death, and judges the evil in us and in the world. And by judging us, he cleanses and sanctifies us, comes to us with his grace and love. He makes us happy as only children can be happy. Dietrich Bonhoeffer only-child grace children ...Gratitude transforms the torment of memory of good things now gone into silent joy. One bears what was lovely in the past not as a thorn but as a precious gift deep within, a hidden treasure of which one can always be certain. Dietrich Bonhoeffer gratitude memories past Only the suffering God can help. Dietrich Bonhoeffer suffering helping Through our daily meals He is calling us to rejoice, to keep holiday in the midst of our working day. Dietrich Bonhoeffer holiday meals calling And we simply cannot be constant with the fact that God’s cause is not always the successful one, that we really could be “unsuccessful”; and yet be on the right road. But this is where we find out whether we have begun in faith or in a burst of enthusiasm. Dietrich Bonhoeffer causes successful enthusiasm Christianity means community through Jesus Christ and in Jesus Christ. No Christian community is more or less than this. Dietrich Bonhoeffer christian mean jesus That fact that Jesus Christ died is more important than that fact that I will die. Dietrich Bonhoeffer important facts jesus The preaching of grace can only be protected by the preaching of repentance. Dietrich Bonhoeffer preaching repentance grace There is no kindness more cruel than the kindness which consigns another person to their sin. Dietrich Bonhoeffer sin kindness religion The love for our enemies takes us along the way of the cross and into fellowship with the Crucified. The more we are driven along this road, the more certain is the victory of love over the enemy's hatred. For then it is not the disciple's own love, but the love of Jesus Christ alone, who for the sake of his enemies went to the cross and prayed for them as he hung there. Dietrich Bonhoeffer hatred enemy jesus
