40 Day Journey with Dietrich Bonhoeffer -Day 25
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Christians are persons who no longer seek their salvation, their deliverance, their justification in themselves, but in Jesus Christ alone.
Christians are persons who no longer seek their salvation, their deliverance, their justification in themselves, but in Jesus Christ alone.
CHAPTER 1.
"Love that Passeth Knowledge"
"And to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge" -Ephesians 3:19.
Every additional Beatitude deepens the breach between the disciples and the people. The disciples' call becomes more and more visible. Those who mourn are those who are prepared to renounce and live without everything the world calls happiness and peace.
I was greatly impacted by a meeting that I had nearly 15 years ago with my pastor at the time. During the meeting I was talking about my desire for ministry and a great burden for the gospel to be clearly preached and central to all that we do.
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Scripture
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