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Christian Moral Action, The Cost of Discipleship (He rejects any…
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The Cost of Discipleship
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Costly grace = the idea that God’s free gift of grace requires us to respond in a true and sacrificial manner of discipleship.
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Grace is ‘costly’ because it means we must change the way we are living and make good Christian decisions.
Bonhoeffer displays concern that the church is moving towards secularisation, losing the sense of costly grace.
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In advocating costly grace, Bonhoeffer says;
The Christian must fully accept Jesus’ leadership, including his teachings.
If Christians really believed in Jesus, they would do anything to achieve the Kingdom of God.
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Suffering was a large part of the life of Jesus, and through this suffering Christians are able to understand God and obtain grace.
For Bonhoeffer this was expressed in his actions against the Nazis, and his execution.
Bonhoeffer did not mean that a Christian’s suffering should be as bad as his owns or Jesus’, but that a life of sacrifice is distinctive- the Christian must be different to the world around him/her.
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Bonhoeffer's understanding of solidarity is shown in his return to Germany from America to be with other people facing the Nazis.
Solidarity must be expressed to all people - the oppressed, those of other nations and beliefs, as well as each other.
Christians should do this by speaking out against injustice, by finding the will of God and then following through with action
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