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The COST OF DISCIPLESHIP

By Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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| Paperback | 9780020838500

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Book Description

One of the most important theologians of the twentieth century illuminates the relationship between ourselves and the teachings of Jesus

What can the call to discipleship, the adherence to the word of Jesus, mean today to the businessman, the soldier, the laborer, or the aristocrat? What diContinue

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Costly Reading

My progress on this book is Unfinished not because of boredom or disinterest, but because I did not believe my heart had the necessary preparation to proceed past the first chapter. The contents are so weighty and costly to read that I can't see how anyone could have a casual, bed-time approach to t ... (continue)

My progress on this book is Unfinished not because of boredom or disinterest, but because I did not believe my heart had the necessary preparation to proceed past the first chapter. The contents are so weighty and costly to read that I can't see how anyone could have a casual, bed-time approach to this work. The first chapter "Costly Grace" has shaped much of my understanding of God's grace and the work of salvation in man. Bonhoeffer rescues our minds from the erroneous concept that grace makes us (or God) soft on sin. In a generation so afraid of legalism and guilt, this work is good medicine that will help us interpret brokenness not as an adversary to salvation, but, in fact, a prerequisite.

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Micahrwood said on Apr 14, 2010 | Add your feedback

This is a classic: what is cheap grace, and how is it different to the authentic grace as described in the Bible? The author leads us back to the grace that was perceived by the early Church; the author introduce us the genuine saving grace that has the actual power to save us from sin. There are ... (continue)

This is a classic: what is cheap grace, and how is it different to the authentic grace as described in the Bible? The author leads us back to the grace that was perceived by the early Church; the author introduce us the genuine saving grace that has the actual power to save us from sin. There are other interesting articles at the latter part of the book, but I hadn't finish them all yet.

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Enoch said on Apr 12, 2010 | Add your feedback