Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Who Stands Fast?
“The great masquerade of evil has played havoc with all our ethical concepts. For evil to appear 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.
Who stands fast? Only the man who’s final standard is not his reason, his principles, his conscience, his freedom, or his virtue, but who is ready to sacrifice all when he is called to obedient and responsible action in faith and in exclusive allegiance to God- the responsible man, who tries to make his whole life an answer to the question and call of God. Where are these responsible people?” from Letters & Papers From Prison by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Who stands fast? Only the man who’s final standard is not his reason, his principles, his conscience, his freedom, or his virtue, but who is ready to sacrifice all when he is called to obedient and responsible action in faith and in exclusive allegiance to God- the responsible man, who tries to make his whole life an answer to the question and call of God. Where are these responsible people?” from Letters & Papers From Prison by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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