Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes

To be a Christian who is willing to travel with Christ on his downward road requires being willing to detach oneself constantly from any need to be relevant, and to trust ever more deeply the Word of God.

Discipleship, following Jesus Christ is the toughest thing that you're going do in your whole life. You're not going to find anything tougher.

Obedience to the call of Christ nearly always costs everything to two people- the one who is called, and the one who loves that one.

Jesus says if you want to have me, you must give up that other thing that has you.

Once again, Jesus calls those who follow him to share his passion.

Carrying the cross does mean following in Jesus' footsteps. And in His footsteps are rejection, brokenheartedness, persecution and death. There are not two Christs - an easy going one for easy going Christians, and a suffering one for exceptional believers. There is only one Christ. Are we willing to follow His lead?

If any want to become my followers," Jesus says. Following him is not something that is self-evident, even among the disciples. No one can be forced, no one can be expected to follow him. ... "If any want to follow me, they must deny themselves ... and take up their cross.

Christian life means sacrifice.

When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to be changed. Men and women changed for Christ will be captained by Christ. Their will is swallowed up in His will. They do always those things that please the Lord. Not only would they die for the Lord, but more important they want to live for Him. They stand as witnesses of God at all times, and in all things, and in all places. They have Christ on their minds, as they look unto Him in every thought. They have Christ in their hearts as their affections are placed on Him forever.

Cheap grace is grace without discipleship.

The first lesson in Christ's school is self-denial.

I never said the way of Christ is easy. Are you prepared to let go of everything He would not approve?

I am not called to be successful, I am called to be faithful.

Don't follow a defeated foe. Follow Christ. It is costly. You will be an exile in this age. But you will be free.

Christ asked for everything he got.

It will cost you everything to follow the Lord. And it will cost you even more to be His man for this hour.

The bottom line in the Christian life is obedience and most people don't even like the word.

I discovered what it meant to 'live for Christ,' and that it honestly was something I wanted to do. The facts were there, and I could sense the Holy Spirit at work.

May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.

Many people mistake our work for our vocation. Our vocation is the love of Jesus.

I've always believed since I was a kid that God was gonna allow me to play professional football, to use it as a platform to proclaim and live out the name of Jesus. And, you know, that's the most exciting part about my life because God has done things in me to change my character to benefit the kingdom.

There is the type of man who gives his life to earn the pleasure of Allah...

Though many men would be content to follow Christ by taking up their cross, few would be willing to follow Him by denying their reason.

Let us remind ourselves that if we are to be our Lord's disciples, we must take up his Cross and follow him.

If I'm on stage and ministering my heart and pointing people to Christ, then that's all I can do.