Christian moral actions

Question 1

What is meant by discipleship

Answer 1

Following the life, example and teaching of Jesus

Question 2

What is cheap grace

Answer 2

Grace that is offered freely, but is received without any change in the recipient, ultimately is false as it does not save

Question 3

What is costly grace

Answer 3

Grace followed by obedience to god’s command and discipleship

Question 4

what is passion

Answer 4

Jesus suffering at the end of his life

Question 5

What is solidarity (Not the youtuber)

Answer 5

An altruistic commitment to stand alongside and be with those less fortunate, the oppressed, those who suffer

Question 6

What year did Bonhoeffer become a German Lutheran Pastor

Answer 6

1931

Question 7

What church was je a key founding member of

Answer 7

confessing church

Question 8

In Christian ethics was responsible for who

Answer 8

Others

Question 9

Who did Bonhoeffer go against and what did this inspire

Answer 9

went against Hitler and inspired and challenged Christians in what discipleship really entails

Question 10

German Christians got divided in 1934 and split the the German protestant church into what

Answer 10

Nazi controlled German church which built Nazism into their creed
Confessing church who sought to be authentically Christians and separate from political ideology

Question 11

What colour did the German church leaders wear

Answer 11

Brown uniforms linking themselves to national socialism

Question 12

What did adding Ayran to German churches mean

Answer 12

Prohibited minister that had Jewish ancestry

Question 13

Some people wanted the old or new testament removed from the German church

Answer 13

Old testament

Question 14

A long side Jesus who else was the leader of Christianity in the German church

Answer 14

Hitler

Question 15

What did the confessing church reject

Answer 15

Reject anti Jewish rules and Nazis influence over German Churches

Question 16

What’s a fundamental for Bonhoeffer

Answer 16

that the leaders you obey

Question 17

“a testimony to the absolute, direct and unaccountable authority of Jesus. There is no need for any preliminaries, and no other consequences but obedience to the call… there is no road to faith or discipleship, no other road-only obedience to the call of Jesus”

Answer 17

“only obedience to the call of Jesus”

Question 18

“No other significance is possible, since Jesus is the only significance. Beside Jesus nothing has any significance. He alone matters”

Answer 18

“Beside Jesus nothing has any significance. He only matters”

Question 19

What does being a Discipleship entail and why is it controversial

Answer 19

Obedience to the leadership of God and all other legal ties are burnt. Controversial as in places discipleship is above the law and any human leadership, above responsibilities of citizenship

Question 20

What quote shows that following God might sometimes be inconvenient

Answer 20

“no one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is for fit for service in the kingdom of gods”

Question 21

What was Bonhoeffer trying to say with “Only he who believes in obedience, and only he is obedient believers”

Answer 21

That the road to faith passes through obedience to the call of Jesus and the serving of all earthly ties

Question 22

What was Bonhoeffer mean when he said “It is no use asking questions; for it is only through obedience that you come to learn the truth”

Answer 22

we must have single minded obedience

Question 23

To Bonhoeffer what’s more important Duty to God or state

Answer 23

Duty to God. Love requires injustice to be actively challenged

Question 24

What did Bonhoeffer do against the German sate that lead to him being banned from public speaking in Gestapo.

Answer 24

Spoke out in both his universities that he taught at and at public lectures about that Nazis and confessing Church for crumbling under the pressure.

Question 25

What actions did Bonhoeffer take to lead to his arrest

Answer 25

when he worked in the German military intelligence he became a double agent and used his links to work with the resistance and used his links to work with the resistance and the Allies in which he smuggled Jews to Switzerland

Question 26

In what quote shows that the Church is a visible community and a sign for others

Answer 26

"Let your light shine before others, that they may see your Good deeds and glorify your father in heaven"

Question 27

What assertions does the declaration make?

Answer 27

Asserted the centrality of Jesus Christ as only way to God whilst rejecting other worldly leaders (e.g. Hitler) and asserted Jesus authority over the whole of a persons life and rejected the idea of another authority could have authority over a persons life, rather than God

Question 28

Which oath did Bonhoeffer refuse to take

Answer 28

whilst Hitler was in the confessing church the Civil oath to Hitler was being said. Bonhoeffer refused to take it.

Question 29

What is the christian community a source of

Answer 29

Source of renewal of all other spiritual damaged or drained and should be refuse for the persecuted. Source of spiritual discipline, offending the life pf prayer and caring service of the church as a sign and expression of Christ being present in the community. Bonhoeffer came to see, was what it meant to live under the word of God.

Question 30

why would Bonhoeffer refer to Psalm 31:8

Answer 30

He became bitter about the Bishops failure to stand up to tyranny. He would quote "Who will speak up for those who are voiceless" and ask "Where is Abel your brother" in synod meetings when they would avoid the difficult topic of the jews or other persecuted groups.

Question 31

"When Jesus calls a man, he bids him come and die...

Answer 31

suffering then is the badge of true discipleship"

Question 32

Why would suffering and sacrifice be inherent for discipleships

Answer 32

For anyone who follows Jesus because they must pick up his cross and follow the path of suffering that Jesus walks

Question 33

What quote shows that Christians would have to suffer to follow follow Jesus

Answer 33

"Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me"

Question 34

Jesus therefore make it clear beyond all doubt that the 'must' of suffering applies to who

Answer 34

Suffering applies to his disciple no less than himself

Question 35

Life of Christian is a life of suffering of Christ. It is suffering and rejection but what's costly grace ops on it

Answer 35

Costly grace entails self-denial and endurance of the cross

Question 36

The cross is laid on every Christian. How does this link to the first Christ-suffering

Answer 36

Every man must experience is the call to abandon the attachments of this world

Question 37

What are the 3 burdens a Christian life involves

Answer 37

Avoiding/ overcoming temptation forgiveness bearing the sins of others

Question 38

What key quote did Bonhoeffer say that describes cheap grace

Answer 38

"cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our church"

Question 39

What key quote did Bonhoeffer say that describes Costly Grace

Answer 39

"it us costly because it costs a man his life, and is grace because it gives a man the only true life"

Question 40

What is the key theological idea behind Cheap grace

Answer 40

Gods love and mercy is given freely to people which includes the forgiveness of sins and offer of eternal life

Question 41

What does Cheap grace attack

Answer 41

Churches that don't place any expectations that people should be Good Christians

Question 42

How could Jesus dying on the cross be troubling for cheap Grace

Answer 42

Christ paid the price so the church could give grace out of free, God loves everyone so much that they don't need to notice him and can now preach forgiveness without requiring repentance.

Question 43

What did Bonhoeffer think knowledge of forgiveness could lead to

Answer 43

Could mislead people into thinking they do not have to make any changes to their lives

Question 44

What could you compare Costly Grace to

Answer 44

'treasure hidden in a field' and is something that a person would gladly sell or sacrifice everything for.

Question 45

Why could cost be costly

Answer 45

AS it calls us to follow Jesus and that means making changes to our live and decisions

Question 46

What does the Bonhoeffer about the church

Answer 46

That it became to secular and lost it sense of costly grace due to the pressure of the modern world.

Question 47

What does Monastic movement mean

Answer 47

That religion was part of lived ordinary life and created a sense for select few that sains had to be disciples whilst many didn't need to follow that way.

Question 48

What did Bonhoeffer thought Luther did when he saw the Monastic movement

Answer 48

has seen this and sought to take up costly grace

Question 49

What did Luther proclaim about grace

Answer 49

that Grace alone is needed for salvation

Question 50

What