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Inspiring Quotes by Dietrich Bonhoeffer - Wisdom for Life and Faith - Luther Reading Challenge
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Inspiring Quotes by Dietrich Bonhoeffer – Wisdom for Life and Faith

    Silence in the face of evil is itself evil.

    The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.

    Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

    It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.

    The church is the church only when it serves humanity.

    Being a Christian is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God’s will.

    The call to discipleship is a call to a life of obedience and action.

    Costly grace is the grace we must seek.

    We must speak for those who cannot speak for themselves.

    There is no way to peace; peace is the way.

    One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.

    Not to speak is to speak.

    The responsible man is not a victim of fate but the creator of his own destiny.

    The cross is not a question of what we gain, but what we lose.

    In the midst of the world’s chaos, we find silence.

    When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.

    Hope is a discipline.

    The truth is not always the same as the majority opinion.

    We are to be witnesses, not just to seek safety.

    Faith is the strength by which we rise above our doubts.

    Grace is costly because it compels a man to submit to the yoke of Christ.

    The only way to follow Jesus is to bear the cross.

    Real faith means daring to go beyond the evidence.

    The call of Christ is a radical call to love.

    A man who is convinced of his own worth is truly free.

    To act justly, we must learn to listen.

    Forgiveness is an act of strength.

    True freedom is found in obedience.

    You cannot kill one who has already died in Christ.

    Compassion is not an option; it is an obligation.

    Christianity is not a doctrine; it is a life.

    Action without prayer is an empty gesture.

    Our relationship with God is a two-way street.

    It is in the depths of despair that we find hope.

    To cast away fear is to embrace faith fully.

    Love is the mark of true discipleship.

    Sometimes, you must risk it all to stay true to your beliefs.

    Christianity stands where the world stands aside.

    Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.

    Peace requires more than just absence of conflict; it demands justice.

    The question is not if we will act, but how we will choose to act.

    Faith precedes understanding; only then can we perceive the truth.

    In suffering, we often discover the richness of grace.

    The greatest hope lies in the smallest gestures of kindness.

    To know God is to care deeply for the world.

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