Dietrich Bonhoeffer Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Dietrich Bonhoeffer quotes, Dietrich Bonhoeffer sayings, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Only he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A pastor who does not pray daily for his congregation is not a pastor. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A pastor should never complain about his congregation, certainly never to other people, but also not to God. A congregation has not been entrusted to him in order that he should become its accuser before God and men. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Ultimate seriousness in not without a dose of humor. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The physical presence of other Christians is a source of incomparable joy and strength to the believer. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
God's truth judges created things out of love, and Satan's truth judges them out of envy and hatred. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
In Jesus Christ we have been chosen from eternity, accepted in time, and united for eternity. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
There is meaning in every journey that is unknown to the traveler. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The fact that we do not speak it but sing it only expresses the fact that our spoken words are inadequate to express what we want to say, that the burden of our song goes far beyond all human words. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The task of pastoral ministry, above all else, is to arrange contingencies for an encounter with the divine Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A home is a kingdom of it's own in the midst of the world, a stronghold amid life's storms and stresses, a refuge, even a sanctuary. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice. One may protest against evil, it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by use of force. Evil always carries within itself the germ of its own subversion in that it leaves behind in human beings at least a sense of unease. Against stupidity we are defenseless. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The truth of the matter is that the whole world has already been turned upside down by the work of Jesus Christ. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The hungry need bread and the homeless need a roof; the dispossessed need justice and the lonely need fellowship; the undisciplined need order and the slaves need freedom. To allow the hungry to remain hungry would be blasphemy against God and one’s neighbor, for what is nearest to God is precisely the need of one’s neighbor. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest paths to Himself. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The church must share in the secular problems of ordinary human life, not dominating, but helping and serving. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest paths to Himself. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The great masquerade of evil has played havoc with all our ethical concepts. For evil to appear disguised as light, charity, historical necessity, or social justice is quite bewildering to anyone brought up on our traditional ethical concepts, while for the Christian who bases his life on the Bible, it merely confirms the fundamental wickedness of evil. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest paths to Himself. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Love wants nothing from the other but wants everything for the other. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Self-justification and judging others go together, as justification by grace and serving others go together. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Death is the supreme festival on the road to freedom. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Faith is only real when there is obedience, never without it, and faith only becomes faith in the act of obedience. Dietrich Bonhoeffer