The church ... is not just to bandage the victims under the wheel, but to put a spoke in the wheel itself.
Dietrich BonhoefferIt is the task of youth not to reshape the church, but rather to listen to the word of God.
Dietrich BonhoefferIt is infinitely easier to suffer in obedience to a human command than to accept suffering as free, responsible men.
Dietrich BonhoefferPossessions are not God's blessing and goodness, but the opportunities of service which he entrusts to us.
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