In the spring of 1933, Bonhoeffer was declaring it the duty of the church to stand up for the Jews. This would have seemed radical to even staunch allies, especially since the Jews had not begun to suffer the horrors they would suffer in a few years. Bonhoeffer’s three conclusions””that the church must question the state, help the state’s victims, and work against the state, if necessary””were too much for almost everyone. But for him they were inescapable. In time, he would do all three.
Eric Metaxas, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy ( Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2010), p.155
Notable and Quotable (IV)
In the spring of 1933, Bonhoeffer was declaring it the duty of the church to stand up for the Jews. This would have seemed radical to even staunch allies, especially since the Jews had not begun to suffer the horrors they would suffer in a few years. Bonhoeffer’s three conclusions””that the church must question the state, help the state’s victims, and work against the state, if necessary””were too much for almost everyone. But for him they were inescapable. In time, he would do all three.
Eric Metaxas, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy ( Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2010), p.155