Bonhoeffer
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- Created on: 31-03-18 16:12
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- Bonhoeffer
- Civil Disobedience
- Bonhoeffer Faced Two Terrible Alternatives;
- Kill Jews
- Jesus Challenged Authority and Sacrificed = Justified
- Kill Hitler
- Kill Jews
- Came in many forms for Bonhoeffer;
- Resisting those in power
- Tyrannicide -(killing of a tyrant)
- Tyrant (mocking God, performing will of God) (Making people do unreasonable acts)
- Strengths
- Weakness
- Follow law of the land
- All authority is that from God
- Jesus kingdom is not on this earth
- Risk of extremism
- How can we know Gods will?
- Risk of extremism
- Jesus kingdom is not on this earth
- All authority is that from God
- Follow law of the land
- Offers a response to injustice
- Better than passively praying for God
- An attempt to save life
- Jesus stood up to power of the state
- Weakness
- Bonhoeffer Faced Two Terrible Alternatives;
- Church
- Confessing Church
- Created in response to Aryan Church
- Churches should have no
- Church for everyone
- 'Church exists in its true form when it exists for humanity'
- Church should include;
- Bible reading, meditation, brotherhood
- Church needs to lead in discipline
- Strength
- Weakness
- How can we know Gods will?
- Too isolated
- Didnt do enough to save others?
- He became critical of the church?
- Didnt do enough to save others?
- Too isolated
- How can we know Gods will?
- Reinforced Christian principles and beliefs
- Promotes discipline which is an important value
- Weakness
- Confessing Church
- Suffering / Grace / Discipleship
- Carry your own cross
- Give up possessions and family for God
- Put God and your neighbour first
- The Grace is suffering and forgiveness
- Cheap Grace; looking for salvation, when not truly following God
- Strengh
- Promotes personal responsibility
- Teaches people to give life to God
- A lot of Christians believe God brings you closer to God (Mother Theresa)
- St Augustine supports as he believes we deserve punishment
- Teaches people to give life to God
- Promotes personal responsibility
- Weakness
- How can we know Gods will?
- Suffering isnt necessary
- Focuses on Crucifixion forgets Resurrection
- What about happy / positive Christians who dont suffer
- Suffering isnt necessary
- How can we know Gods will?
- Carry your own cross
- His life
- Executed at 39
- Tried to assassinate Hitler
- Created confessing Church
- Tried to assassinate Hitler
- Saw evangelist in USA, real faith
- Vocal about anti Nazi views
- Executed at 39
- Civil Disobedience
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