Quotes from bookThe Cost of Discipleship
The Cost of Discipleship is a book by the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, considered a classic of Christian thought. The original German title is simply Nachfolge . It is centered on an exposition of the Sermon on the Mount, in which Bonhoeffer spells out what he believes it means to follow Christ. It was first published in 1937, when the rise of the Nazi regime was underway in Germany and it was against this background that Bonhoeffer's theology of costly discipleship developed, which ultimately led to his death.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer book The Cost of Discipleship
Source: Discipleship (1937), The Enemy, the "Extraordinary", p. 147.
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“When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer book The Cost of Discipleship
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer book The Cost of Discipleship
Source: Discipleship (1937), The Disciple and Unbelievers, p. 185.
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“No sacrifice which a lover would make for his beloved is too great for us to make for our enemy.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer book The Cost of Discipleship
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“It is only because he became like us that we can become like him.”
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“Not hero worship, but intimacy with Christ.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer book The Cost of Discipleship
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“Discipleship is not an offer that man makes to Christ.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer book The Cost of Discipleship
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