God has granted American Christianity no Reformation. He has given it strong revivalist preachers, churchmen and theologians, but no Reformation of the church of Jesus Christ by the Word of God…Aerican theology and the American church as a whole have never been able to understand the meaning of “criticism” by the Word of God and [...]
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God Has Granted American Christianity No Reformation
Posted in Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, tagged American Christianity, Reformation, Theology, Word of God on July 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Satan’s Version of ‘Your Best Life Now’
Posted in Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, tagged Love, Satan, Self-Sacrifice, Selfishness on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Satan’s desire is to turn me in on myself to the extent that I become enslaved and become a destructive force in community. The thrust from Jesus Christ is the opposite – to enhance my freedom so that I can become a creative force of love. It is the spirit of self-centeredness and selfishness versus [...]
It Is Not Acts That Makes The Christian, It Is the Sufferings of Christ
Posted in Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, tagged Christianity, Jesus Christ, Joy, Pain, Sins, Sufferings on May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is not a religious act that makes the Christian, but participation in the sufferings of God in the secular life. That is the metanoia [repentance]: not in the first place thinking about one’s own needs, problems, sins and fears, but allowing oneself to be caught up into the way of Jesus Christ…Pain is a [...]
