Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes

We are not forgiven because we are good. We are forgiven because Christ bore our sins.

I believe in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

The whole essence of the Christian religion is based on the atonement of Christ, his death and his resurrection.

Justification and sanctification are both God's work, and while they can and must be distinguished, the Bible won't let us separate them. Both are gifts of our union with Christ, and within this double-blessing, justification is the root of sanctification and sanctification is the fruit of justification.

I can say, Christ has been my only object; thank God, my righteousness too... Hold fast to Christ.

Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ.

I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and savior. I believe that Jesus died for my sins, and rose again, and that's my belief. I still don't know what 'Christian' means. I'm a follower of Christ, but I keep making a whole bunch of mistakes. And I thank God for forgiveness.

I know Jesus Christ died for my sins, and that's all I really need to know.

I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation, and an assurance was given me that he had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.

Christians are disbelievers for believing in the divinity of Christ.

Jesus—Not Caesar

I'd say I'm not sure about Christianity, but I sure do like their Christ and the lessons about turning the other cheek, about forgiveness, of yourself and others.

The existing governments of the world are the consequence of disobedience to the commands of God. But Christ came to bring men back to obedience by a new and living way.

The first thing I do every day when I wake up is thank God for letting me make it through the night and giving me another day of life - just because sometimes I wake up, and I cannot believe I'm doing what I'm doing. I just thank Him. I don't know how I deserve it, but it's completely because of Him.

Why is it Christians are more confident in the Devil taking me more than Christ keeping me.

We all sin. We all can change. We all can be reborn in Christ.

Be a sinner and sin boldly, but believe and rejoice in Christ even more boldly.

It was Christ who willingly went to the cross, and it was our sins that took him there.

Never does a person see any beauty in Christ as a Savior, until they discover that they are a lost and ruined sinner.

Give thanks to the most high.

In those moments when I'm obsessively counting my sins against me, it is good news to remember that God has counted my sins against Christ.

Christ is never fully valued, until sin is clearly seen. We must know the depth and malignity of our disease, in order to appreciate the great Physician.

My hope lives not because I am not a sinner, but because I am a sinner for whom Christ died.

A man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it, appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as righteous.

I want to thank God because that's who I look up. He's graced my life with opportunities. He's shown me that it's a scientific fact that gratitude reciprocates.