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- - - - anyone who follows JC must pick up the cross and follow JC' path of rejection, suffering and death
      - discipleship and costly grace involve self-denial and endurance. rejection for the sake ofChrist is a central part of the Christian life. being Christian is not just 'being normal' but is a life of suffering for Christ
        
        'Jesus must therefore make it clear beyond all doubt that the 'must' of suffering applies yo his disciples no less than to himself' - D B, The Cost of Discipleship
      - for B, the call to discipleship is closely linked to the passion of JC - his rejection, suffering and death
    - - B said that Christians should reflect on how God sacrificed his only Son to save people from sin and people should respond by being ready to sacrifice everything to God
      - B thought that people should be prepared for 'costly grace'. the grace of God is something wort sacrificing everything for
        
        costly because it calls Christians to follow JC and make changes to their lives and their decisions
- - - - not too much emphasis
        
        Paul is emphasising the importance of suffering within Christianity. this is in line with JC who taught his disciples that'whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me'
        
        in the NT, St Paul asks the Christian community to: ' Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus'
      - B's theory is relevant
        
        B seems to have suggested something that runs counter to the ideology of capitalism and consumerism. inequality in the world needs to be addressed
        
        many examples of people who are suffering in th eWorld and B's message of solidarity with the poor, the lonely, the unjustly dealt with etc seems relevant
      - B's theory is not relevant
        
        some people argue that his ideas are no longer relevant today in a modern secular and liberal democracy
        
        others argue that B's focus on civil disobedience and 'costly grace' neglect other important Christian teachings eg Fletcher argues that JC's main emphasis on morality was based on. 'agape' or unconditional love
        
        B's ideas were influenced by th historical context in which he lived - nazi Germany, war, conflict and anti-semitism
      - too much suffering - resurrection
        
        JC's passion includes suffering, but the overriding message is one of hope and joy, that good defeats evil and there is life after death. Perhaps B's thinking is too closely 'stuck' on the cross, rather than th empty tomb and th hope of Resurrection and the defeat of sin and death.
        
        some people may argue that B's thinking seems to override the joy and hope of the messages of the Resurrection
      - too much emphasis
        
        it could be argued that B's experience of suffering in Nazi Germany influenced his writings so much that it led to an overemphasis on suffering - not relevant in the context of the majority of todays societies
        
        we must look at the context in which B was writing. he lived at a time of great suffering and danger - when extreme ideologies led countries in Europe. not all Christians experience such extreme forms of suffering now
  - - - Saint Augustine believed it is impossible for humans to know God's will because of the Fall. We are corrupt and our wills are equally as corrupt. as a consequence, perhaps we may find it hard to know what God wants
    - - thi smeans that every situation find ourselves in should be judged on an individual basis
      - no set rules because God's will is what should rule our lives
      - B writes ' the nature of God's will can only be made clear in the moment of action'
  - - - Luke
        
        many examples that support the following of the state: Gospel of Like implies that the govt's authority is to be respected
        
        whilst in the temple when JC was challenged on whether ot not to obey the authorities and pay taxes to Caeser he replied 'then give back to caesar what is Caesers' and to God what is God's
      - St Paul
        
        in his letter to the Romans, he commands the Christian community to follow the state :' All of you must obey the govt rulers. everyone who rules was given the power to rule by God'
        
        at the time, the ruling authority was Nero, one of the worst tyrants of all time
    - - B & Fletcher
        
        Fletcher would say it is the most loving thing to do in most circumstances
        
        B practiced CD in his plot to assasinate Hitler
        
        JC spoke out for the oppressed on numerous occasions and is quoted as having said' O have come not with peace not a sword'
      - Mark & Hitler
        
        with the rise of Hitler, B believed that Christians had a duty to speak out and be disciples of the Chruch meant 'carrying the crosses'
        
        Gospel of Mark indicates JC advocated CD while in the Temple in Jerusalem - if it is for the Greater good or for the love of God
- - - - this became the religious community as Finkenwalde. the seminary was closed in 1937 by the Gestapo
      - in 1935, the leaders of the CC Church asked B to lead and direct a secret illegal seminary - a place that trained new pastors
    - - 3) other ideologies do not have authority over a persons life
      - 2) Christians must not follow any teaching that does not fcome from revelation of JC
      - 1) JC is the only true leader and the only way to God
    - - B became too hostile about the bishops' failure to stand up to the oppression
      - that the CC Church was not prepared to voice criticism against the treatment of the Jews and the collapse of civil rights in Germany. he felt that the Church had become too concerened with its own situation
    - - anti Jewish laws
      - the identification of Hitler as a figure who fulfilled the Christian vision
      - the Nazi ideology of Aryan supremacy
- - - - he spoke out against the Nazis in public lectures and was banned from attending anymore
      - he eventually criticised the CC when it faltered under pressure from Hitler to conform and her participated in an illegal seminary
      - he spoke out against Nazi ideas at the uni where he worked and lost his job for it
    - - B rejected the idea that there were two separate areas of life: th private and the public one
      - for Christians, there is only one realm and that must be entirely led by obedience to JC
      - B spoke against Hitler in public and even joined the plot to assassinate Hitler