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The Cost of Discipleship

By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Narrated by: Paul Michael
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 What can the call to discipleship, the adherence to the word of Jesus, mean today to the businessman, the soldier, the laborer, or the aristocrat? What did Jesus mean to say to us? What is his will for us today? Drawing on the Sermon on the Mount, Dietrich Bonhoeffer answers these timeless questions by providing a seminal reading of the dichotomy between "cheap grace" and "costly grace." "Cheap grace," Bonhoeffer wrote, "is the grace we bestow on ourselves...grace without discipleship....Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the girl which must be asked for, the door at which a man must know....It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life."

The Cost of Discipleship is a compelling statement of the demands of sacrifice and ethical consistency from a man whose life and thought were exemplary articulations of a new type of leadership inspired by the Gospel, and imbued with the spirit of Christian humanism and a creative sense of civic duty.

©1999 Dietrich Bonhoeffer (P)2009 christianaudio.com Christian Living Christianity History Religious Studies

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if I had two books they would be the Bible and Nachfolge.
Almost essential reading for Christians today.

incredible

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This is a very tough wake up call for Christians and the Church. Please listen!

Very challenging and well thought through

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I bought this book for two main reasons.
The first was that I have an interest in discipleship and the second was that this book kept getting referenced in sermons and talks, so naturally I wanted to know what the author had to say.

In short this was one of the most challenging books I've read in some time and honestly, it was a good thing.

In my view this book is valuable when read with an open mind and willingness to consider where what is presented lines up with what the Bible actually says.

I found that today we can easily gloss over very important aspects of Christianity and yet with bit of honesty (and some direction from this book) the truth is clearly in view, all that remains is to act upon what we have learned.

In the end I think it's worth a read and so take notes as there is much to ponder on and apply!

A Challenging but Necessary Read

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Feels remote from daily life, which Christianity shouldn't. The use of the King James translation of the Bible tries to give authority but it works the opposite way for me, it feels like it's trying to claim it but without merit. Certainly Bonhoeffer knows what the Christian life is for him, and that is useful. But a reader still needs to work out how to follow the path God sets before them, for themselves.

One of the classic philosophers

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Very informative and a good refresher on the fundamentals of Christianity, would definitely recommend to all Christians of our times.

Great book

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Not always an easy listen, quite complex Christian doctrine being explained. Listened through twice and got more the 2nd time.

Take up your cross

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I come back to this book when I am feeling a little lost in my Christian walk and need a good kick in the rear and to shape up. I wish I read this book when I was younger and had just committed my life to Christ.

Must read

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Loved it couldn't put it down. This is a must read! it had depth & insight

Deeply challenging

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If you have any self discipline this Audiobook is for the good listener.
I like this book very much it's helpful and gave a good understanding of and conception of what discipleship is I loved it.

A good vacation of this book.

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After watching the film on his life, I wanted to read some of his work, this book is excellent. It clarified several aspects of my thinking around the faith, as a fairly new member of the body of Christ. Well worth a listen

Thorough and profound

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