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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
El discipulado costoso, desde la perspectiva de un confesante
It is with great pleasure of mine that I can officially announce that I have finished this book after starting it way back in September.
informative
challenging
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
I really like how much Scripture he uses to explain the life of a disciple of Christ in relation to Christ. This was an interesting, informative, thought provoking book on how Christians should act in light of their calling.
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
I had a whole review typed out and then the app crashed and deleted it, so all you get is this quote: "Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating. By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled to as we are."
And then the Nazis martyred him
And then the Nazis martyred him
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
This book is a classic, and it was quite good, but I was left wanting more. I had imagined a very cohesive message, and I didn't find it. Nonetheless, I am appreciative of some of the insights that this book gave me, particularly around how ALL relationships are mediated through Christ, as well as a new perspective on the nature of sin. I have long believed that the core of the idea of sin was the idea that we can be the God of our own universe (essentially that we can do whatever we want). Bonhoeffer made me look at this in a new light by highlighting the observation that the we were made to be like God, after all. The problem of sin arises from the belief that we can be like God due to our own efforts rather than as a result of God's love, mercy, and creativity, as if we somehow deserve credit for what we are. It's a different spin and definitely worth some thought. Overall, the book is worth the read, and I can see how it will be worth revisiting again and again in the future.
I debated 4 or 5 stars… but the large portion going through the Sermon on the Mount is just too excellent. I would quibble with some of Bonhoeffer’s political theology, and I also think the latter part of the book (after going through the Sermon on the Mount) makes the book feel a little long despite it only being 300 pages. However, there are quite a few chapters worth revisiting, and while it would make many Protestants uncomfortable, I thoroughly enjoyed his explanation of the relationship between faith and obedience/works.