book. The Lord stands above the new day, for God has made it. Your support helps us continue to discover and share incredible kids books! Where the heart is not singing there is no melody, there is only a dreadful medley of human self praise. Our motto is: Don't quote it if you can't source it. by Amy DiMarcangelo; Posted on June 6, 2019 June 16, 2019; Christian fellowship is wrought with trials and temptations, but though it is strenuous it is also sweet and essential to life in Christ. The more isolated a person is, the more destructive the power of sin over him. The more we received, the more we were able to give; and the more meager our brotherly love, the less were we living by God’s mercy and love. Christ. . person. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Born place: in Breslau, Germany Born date February 4, 1906 See more on GoodReads. Life Together and Bonhoeffer At a time when hatred and suspicion were on the rise due to the world wars, Bonhoeffer lifted up text on love and living in harmony. Will not the very moment of great disillusionment with my brother or sister be incomparably wholesome for me because it so thoroughly teaches me that both of us can never live by our own words and deeds, but only by that one Word and deed that really binds us together, the forgiveness of sins in Jesus Christ? Anyone who thinks that his time is too valuable to spend keeping quiet will eventually have no time for God and his brother, but only for himself and for his own follies. (26), Every human wish dream that is injected into the Christian community is a hindrance to genuine community and must be banished if genuine community is to survive. On the meaning of Christian Community, from Chapter 1, Community: Christianity means community through Jesus Christ and in Jesus Christ. The book, Life Together, record’s Bonhoeffer’s learnings from that experiment.1 Bonhoeffer clearly recognized that the life together of a congregation was different than the life together of a group of seminarians and their teachers. By using our site you consent to our use of cookies. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 20 of the best book quotes from Life Together #1 “The more genuine and the deeper our community becomes, the more will everything else between us recede, the more clearly and purely will Jesus Christ and his work become the one and only thing that is vital between us.” author. It’s made it onto my list of titles I need to re-read every couple of years. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Nothing can be more compassionate the the severe rebuke that calls a brother back from the path of sin.”, “Sin demands to have a man by himself. ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer, quote from Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community About the author. (78), I can no longer condemn or hate a brother for whom I pray, no matter how much trouble he causes me. Whenever the Psalter is abandoned, an incomparable treasure is lost to the Christian church. No Christian community is more or less than this… What does this mean? When you purchase books using links on our website, Bookroo or its affiliates may receive a small commission (at no added cost to you). ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community “The Church is the Church only when it exists for others…not dominating, but helping and serving. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. With its recovery will come unexpected power. It must tell men of every calling what it means to live for Christ, to exist for others.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison However, he thought there should be significant overlap between these two spheres, especially in regard to worship and prayer. The first service that one owes to others in the fellowship consists of listening to them. 6 Books to Read in Times of Suffering and Uncertainty, 10 Quotes: The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Every member serves the whole body, either to its health or to its detriment. (107). Change ). ( Log Out / I figured I'd post the notes for anyone's dissections, comments, and criticisms. Whether you’re actively involved in a church, keep at its fringes, or remain uncommitted, Life Together will hit you with the intensity of a bucket of ice poured down your back. ( Log Out / And the fact that Jesus Christ was raised from the dead is the sole ground of my hope that I, too, will be raised on the day of judgment. It is not necessary that we should discover new ideas in our meditation. ( Log Out / - Text: Romans 5:1-11 [group discussion] If we believe what Paul has written, what does this mean for our relationship with God? Lewis, When we received forgiveness instead of judgment, we, too, were made ready to forgive the brethren. We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. I taught a lesson based on Life Together in our Twenties and Thirties group today. It is sufficient, and far more important, if the Word, as we read and understand it, penetrates and dwells within us. ( Log Out / It withdraws him from the community. I can no longer condemn or hate a brother for whom I pray, no matter how much trouble he causes me. It is true that men themselves made this world of nations... but this world without doubt has issued from a mind often diverse, at times quite contrary, and always superior to the particular ends that men had proposed to themselves. Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Christian fellowship is wrought with trials and temptations, but though it is strenuous it is also sweet and essential to life in Christ. He believed that God bestows brotherhood upon us because we are in fact our brother's keeper. Nothing can be more compassionate the the severe rebuke that calls a brother back from the path of sin. This is a happy discovery for the Christian who begins to pray for others. It means, first, that a Christian needs others because of Jesus Christ. (86), The individual must realize that his hours of aloneness react upon the community. The elimination of the weak is the death of fellowship. The fact that Jesus Christ died is more important than the fact that I will die. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Share with your friends the best quotes from Life Together. Shine like a Spotlight (Not a Chandelier). 10 Quotes: Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. (25), The more genuine and the deeper our community becomes, the more will everything else between us recede, the more clearly and purely will Jesus Christ and his work become the one and only thing that is vital between us. All restlessness, all worry, and anxiety flee before him. Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue. What God did to us, we then owed to others. In his solitude he can sunder and besmirch the fellowship, or he can strengthen and hallow it. It will wake you up. 2. (89), Every Christian community must realize that not only do the weak need the strong, but also that the strong cannot exists without the weak. In his solitude he can sunder and besmirch the fellowship, or he can strengthen and hallow it.”, “He who loves his dream of community more than the Christian community itself becomes a destroyer of the latter, even though his personal intentions may be ever so honest and earnest and sacrificial.”, “Nothing can be more cruel than the tenderness that consigns another to his sin. (27), One who wants fellowship without solitude plunges into the void of words and feelings, and one who seeks solitude without fellowship perishes in the abyss of vanity, self-infatuation, and despair. I Want to Do Right... but I Keep Doing Wrong. Just as love of God begins with listening to his word, so the beginning of love for our brothers and sisters is learning to listen to them. . It is in fact more important for us to know what God did to Israel, in God's Son Jesus Christ, than to discover what God intends for us today.
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