If Christ has been given us, if we are called to his discipleship we are given all things, literally _all_ things. He will see to it that they are added unto us. If we follow Jesus and look only to His righteousness, we are in his hands and under the protection of Him and His Father. And if we are in communion with the Father, nought can harm us. God will help us in the hour of need, and He knows our needs.
Dietrich BonhoefferMan has learned to cope with all questions of importance without recourse to God as a working hypothesis.
Dietrich BonhoefferMay God in His mercy lead us through these times; but above all, may He lead us to Himself.
Dietrich BonhoefferHow would you expect to find community while you intentionally withdraw from it at some point? The disobedient cannot believe; only the obedient believe.
Dietrich BonhoefferOnce a man has truly experienced the mercy of God in his life he will henceforth aspire only to serve.
Dietrich BonhoefferChristian love draws no distinction between one enemy and another, except that the more bitter our enemy's hatred, the greater his need of love. Be his enmity political or religious, he has nothing to expect from a follower of Jesus but unqualified love. In such love there is not inner discord between the private person and official capacity. In both we are disciples of Christ, or we are not Christians at all.
Dietrich BonhoefferCheap 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.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer