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Obedience justification of God and JC.
Following ensures proper faith.
Act w/out thought.
Discipleship:
o Call to obedience to JC and God’s will.
o Cut off prior existence.
State:
o Must obey but also disobey if not following God’s will.
o Church must keep state in check spiritually.
o Church must not be part of state.
o Powerless as not God’s will.
First disciples responded to JC w/ obedience like JC called Peter to risk his life and walk on the sea.
LUKE Mary listened to the Lord while Martha prepared to host JC and Martha begged the Lord to
make Mary help her and work but He said she was doing something better.
MARK ‘give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s and to God the things that are
God’s.
PSALM ‘who will speak up for those who are voiceless?’
BONHOEFFER ‘disciple is dragged out of his relative security and safety.’
Justification of Civil Disobedience
Suffering obedience – evil act from obedience for good.
Act in faith and hope.
Evil enables obedience and love to be tested.
Evil act and obedience but not acting has equal guilt.
Justification difficult as morality and consequences unclear.
BONHOEFFER only consolation is God promises to forgive.
Church as a Community and Source of Spiritual Discipline
Democracy for autonomy and best life suited to personal happiness.
Liberalism created moral and spiritual vacuum open to dangerous beliefs as filler in Christianity.
Church:
o Source of refuge and renewal.
o Source of spiritual discipline giving guidance and care.
o Moral and spiritual community giving tools and attitudes for moral life.
o Must embrace religionless world as what is meant by living under Word.
BONHOEFFER ‘no rusty swords.’
MATTHEW must be salt and light.
Cheap Grace
Self-congratulating grace that it and forgiveness is freely given after atonement.
Causes lack of discipline, repentance, confession E.T.C.
Church must place standards on struggling.
Costly Grace
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