Discipleship without Jesus Christ is a way of our own choosing. It may be the ideal way. It may even lead to martyrdom but it is devoid of all promise. Jesus will certainly reject it. p 64
Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes. p 69
Every man is called separately and must follow alone. p 105
Intercession is the most promising way to reach our neighbors. p 110
When reproached they [the meek] hold their peace…they will not go to law to defend their rights… p 122
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship (Chr. Kaiser Verlag Munchen, 1937; reprint, NY: Macmillan, 1963), 163.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hung by the Nazis this date 4/9/1945. His classic Cost of Discipleship is very much worth reading. He was born2/4/1906.
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