Thinking in terms of two realms understands the paired concepts worldy-Christia n, natural-superna tural, profane-sacred, rational-revela tions, as ultimate static opposites...and fails to recognize the original unity of these opposites in the Christ-reality.
Dietrich BonhoefferChristian marriage is marked by discipline and self-denial...C hristianity does not therefore depreciate marriage, it sanctifies it.
Dietrich BonhoefferWe have grown so accustomed to the idea of divine love...that we no longer sense the awe that God's coming should awaken in us.
Dietrich BonhoefferJesus Christ has to suffer and be rejected... Suffering and being rejected are not the same.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer