Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes

Only those who obey can believe, and only those who believe can obey.

Obedience is the fruit of faith.

Obedience is an act of faith; disobedience is the result of unbelief.

Trust is an act of the mind, while obedience is an act of the hands and feet.

I am a believer and a conformist.

When Steven Spielberg thinks you're the one, then I'll do anything. If you want me to put a dead horse on my head, I'll do it.

I can't sing, perform, do anything apart from Christ. I have no power or strength of my own.

Believe, obey, fight.

I belong to Jesus. He must have the right to use me without consulting me.

This expression of abandon and surrender, of absolute trust, he reserved for the master alone.

Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions.

Perhaps this is one of the last remaining strands of my Catholic upbringing, but to me the word 'worship' means absolute unquestioning affirmation of the authority of the deity. I'll not have that in my life. If you are wise, neither will you.

Teachability and trust always leads to total obedience.

We should be recklessly abandoned to Jesus, and just turn it over to Him. Through the support I think the sacrifices will be made and we'll all be cool with it.

We believe 'Peter Rabbit' because Beatrix Potter believes it. You have to.

Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes.

Prayer is commitment. We don't merely co-operate with God with certain things held back within. We, the total person, co-operate. This means that co-operation equals committment.

The only thing that matters is submitting to the will of God.

It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.

I am the vessel. The draft is God's. And God is the thirsty one.

You have to have courage to be obedient to God.

A key to everything is surrender - to really come before the Lord and say, 'I will literally stay here as long as you want me to stay' or 'God, I will really go anywhere on the earth.'

Let me live and I will do all you wish.

Faith is not to be kept with him who keeps not faith with God

Do not believe a creature against his creator.