Dec 4, 2020Confession and CommunionIn addition to the human organization of community rules, Bonhoeffer makes another compromise with the humanity of divine reality that community in Christ is. There are occasions in which a brother will fall short of obedience to the rules or performance of the ministries. When a brother makes a mistake as humans regularly do he needs some way to restore himself to the community. The need of forgiveness from God is recognized in scripture but humans need evidence from the community as well. Support for a brother’s return to fellowship is provided because sin has negative effects on both the brother and community. Throughout this section Bonhoeffer uses the expression “breaking through” to describe the sinner moving forward to another level of community understanding.Faithful community is lacking when congregations have fellowship as devout‖ people but not as the undevout,‖ as sinners. Only when2 min read2 min read
Nov 22, 2020Life Together & MinistryBonhoeffer starts his conversation of the service of the network by taking a gander at a harmful demeanor that will decimate a network. From the commencement of every network, every part should be on the protection from critical perspectives. One way the network can prepare for this is by participating…2 min read2 min read
Nov 12, 2020Life Together: The day aloneThe second statement recognizes that while we were called alone, we weren’t called to be alone. We were called into the community so that in life, we would not be alone. So a healthy community has people who can be alone and people who can be together. He at that…2 min read2 min read
Nov 4, 2020Life Together — The day with othersBonhoeffer sees expectation and triumph in sunrise, a sign that the night has been vanquished, haziness offers approach to light. He gives an energetic call to start every day in Christian expectation. The family or network are asked to start the day at day break for applause and much appreciated…3 min read3 min read
Nov 4, 2020Life Together in CommunityWhat do Bonhoeffer’s words mean for our local gatherings? Our fellowships? Our collaboration after we accumulate for love on Sundays and our community? “To begin with, the Christian is the one who no longer looks for his salvation, his liberation, his legitimization in himself, however in Jesus Christ alone. He…3 min read3 min read
Oct 26, 2020God Loves the Church but does the Church Love GodThe Church is the next social institution to be discussed. Christians believe that when lost souls are saved they then belong to the Christian church. The world church is the body of believers. The church is Jesus’ bride. True believers don’t just want to convert people to Christ, but the…2 min read2 min read
Oct 19, 2020Salvation- The way the truth and the life.This weeks’ very important topic is about Salvation. Liberalism and Christianity differ because of the view of God and the view of man. Liberalism finds the answer to salvation in man and Christianity would define it as an act of God. Jesus Christ is our savior because what He did…2 min read2 min read
Sep 28, 2020God & ManThe doctrine of God and the doctrine of man are two things that need to be understood to help understand the Gospel. Modern liberalism opposes this idea completely because they think you don’t have to know God or who he is, but should just feel His presence. I believe we…3 min read3 min read
Sep 21, 2020Does Doctrine equal truth?Modern liberalism in the church is upon us and not just in broad terms, but the doctrine is being changed and is even being preached by sunday school teachers, at Christian universities, and from our pulpits. We have to be cautious about what we take in and what we understand…2 min read2 min read
Sep 21, 2020Conviction vs ScienceThe book Christianity and Liberalism was first written in 1923. That is a very interesting fact, because it seems like it could be written present day. A lot of the issues the world is facing today must have been going on back then too. The most interesting statement to me…2 min read2 min read