Dietrich Bonhoeffer

by Larsen, Dale

• ISBN13: 9780830820849
• ISBN10: 0830820841
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Ivp Connect

Summary

"Only he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes," wrote Dietrich Bonhoeffer in his classic work,The Cost of Discipleship.What does it mean to be a disciple of Christ? Is it enough to believe? What part does obedience play? These are the questions that Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrestled with for the whole of his life. Sorting through Bonhoeffer's questions and the answers he found will profoundly enrich your Christian life.As you work through Dale and Sandy Larsen's Christian Classics Bible Study based on Bonhoeffer's thought and teaching, you'll have the opportunity to grapple with Scripture and answer for yourself "What does it mean to be a disciple?"

Table of Contents

Introducing	5	(8)
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Who is a Disciple?	13	(7)
A Way of Choosing
The Cost of Discipleship; the Way to Freedom
Matthew 7:15--29
Belief & Obedience	20	(8)
How Can I Be Good?
Ethics; the Cost of Discipleship
Matthew 14:22--33
The Cost of Grace	28	(7)
Cheap Grace
The Cost of Discipleship
Philippians 3:7--14
Suffering with Patience	35	(8)
The Source of Division
The Way to Freedom; the Cost of Discipleship; Letters and Papers from Prison
Romans 5:1--11
Life in the Community of Christ	43	(6)
Being Alone; Being Together
Life Together
Romans 12:3--21
The Gifts of Grace	49	(7)
The Source of Happiness
The Cost of Discipleship; Life Together
Hebrews 10:19--25
How to Lead a Christian Classics Bible Study	56	(1)
Study Notes	57	(6)
Sources	63	(1)
Further Reading	64