A Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German - Theologian
February 4, 1906 - April 9, 1945

Discipleship means adherence to Christ and, because Christ is the object of that adherence, it must take the form of discipleship. An abstract theology, a doctrinal system, a general religious knowledge of the subject of grace or the forgiveness of sins, render discipleship superfluous, and in fact exclude any idea of discipleship whatsoever, and are essentially inimical to the whole conception of following Christ....Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

With an abstract idea it is possible to enter into a relation of formal knowledge, to become enthusiastic about it, and perhaps even to put it into practice; but it can never be followed in personal obedience. Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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William Booth

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Benjamin Disraeli

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Paul Washer

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Peter Marshall

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John Hagee

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Soren Kierkegaard

A religion that costs nothing is worth nothing. A cheap Christianity, without a cross, will prove in the end a useless Christianity, without a crown.

J. C. Ryle

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Carl F. H. Henry

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Benjamin Disraeli

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Adrian Rogers

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