tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post2624622663413063763..comments2024-01-11T10:58:30.769-05:00Comments on Jesus community: quote of the week: Dietrich Bonhoeffer on the prevailing unity of the ChurchTed M. Gossardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-50706630671562837152009-07-05T06:14:10.547-04:002009-07-05T06:14:10.547-04:00I do struggle some with Bonhoeffer's thought h...I do struggle some with Bonhoeffer's thought here, though not the essence of it.<br /><br />We are told to make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, which requires being completely humble, etc. (Ephesians 4).<br /><br />So while the unity can be quite present in "the conflict between wills", to keep it requires handling that conflict in love, as well as in truth, in Jesus. Forgiving each other will be high on the list, I'm sure.<br /><br />This Bonhoeffer book is out of print, by the way, but there is a volume (probably multiple books) that includes all of his writings, if I'm not mistaken.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.com