“Freedom for the Church comes from the necessity of the Word of God. Otherwise, it becomes arbitrariness and ends in a great many new ties.”
More from Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Faith
“Whenever Christ calls us, his call leads us to death.”
“When our will wholeheartedly enters into the prayer of Christ then we pray correctly.”
“Prayer does not mean simply to pour out one's heart. It means rather to find the way to God and to speak with him whether the heart is full or empty.”
“When all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle of the spirit with every available weapon against the flesh.”
“One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.”
“Christianity preaches the infinite worth of that which is seemingly worthless and the infinite worthlessness of that which is seemingly so valued.”
“Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity.”
“The will of God, to which the law gives expression, is that men should defeat their enemies by loving them.”
“Where a people prays, there is the hurch; and where the church is; there is never loneliness.”
“We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts.”
Others on Faith
Elizabeth George
30 quotes“Your trials and difficulties are a golden opportunity to illustrate your faith in God.”
Saint Augustine
27 quotes“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need the remainder is needed by others.”
John Piper
27 quotes“All heroes are shadows of Christ”
Billy Graham
26 quotes“The world may argue against a creed, but it cannot argue against changed lives.”
Rick Warren
24 quotes“Surrendering to God is not passive resignation, fatalism, or an excuse for laziness.”
A.W. Tozer
22 quotes“A God less than sovereign could not bestow moral freedom upon His creatures. He would be afraid to do so.”
John Calvin
21 quotes“There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.”
Charles Spurgeon
20 quotes“It is not great counts God blesses so much as likeness to Jesus.”
C.S. Lewis
17 quotes“Every story of conversion is a story of blessed defeat.”
Max Lucado
17 quotes“God meets daily needs daily. Not weekly or annually. He will give you what you need when it is needed.”
Joel Osteen
16 quotes“Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.”
Jesus Christ
14 quotes“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with h...”