The following quote comes from Bonhoeffer's sermon on the first Sunday of Advent in 1935 as Hitler's power in Germany was increasing. Keep Bonhoeffer's context in mind as you read this excerpt from this Advent sermon based out of Revelation 14:6-13.
God calls us to whole-hearted and undivided people who love and honor him. If that's what we want, then it's good to take a moment from time to time and recalibrate.
I don't want to comment on this other than to say this paragraph is perhaps the most life-shaping paragraph that isn't Scripture I've ever read. Read it slowly, and often... “Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again... Continue Reading →