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Reflections on THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP by Dietrich Bonhoeffer Section II – The Sermon On The Mount Chapter 6, The Beatitudes - Of the “Extraordinariness” of the Christian Life – Matt. 5:1-12 (NLT) “5 One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, 2  and he began to teach them. 3  “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him,     for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. 4  God blesses t

Luke 14:26-27 (NLT)   26  “If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. 27  And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.” See also Matt. 10:32-39 “Every man is called separately, and must follow alone. But men are frightened of solitude, and they try to protect themselves from it by mer

The Cost of Discipleship – Chapter 4 Discipleship and the Cross . Luke 9:23 23  And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.  (NAS) 23  Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. (NLT) See also Mark 8:31-38 (especially vs. 34-38). I have been musing on these verses for several weeks, trying to grasp what they me

Call to Discipleship – Ch 3 Single-Minded Obedience Unless otherwise indicated all quotes are taken from The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer Consider this conversation paraphrased from Matthew 19:16-22. A man approaches Jesus and asks. What must I do to get eternal life [into heaven]? Jesus says. Keep the commandments. Which ones? Start with don’t murder, commit adultery, steal, lie, honor your father & mother and love your neighbor as yourself. Done that, so what