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Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Concrete Obedience - Lutheran (Micah 6:8) - Illustration on Sermon | IllustrateTheWord

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Concrete Obedience - Lutheran (Micah 6:8)

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"God's requirement is concrete, not abstract: DO justice (not just think about it), LOVE mercy (not just approve of it), WALK humbly (not just nod at humility). Discipleship is lived in the world—ethical, practical, embodied. Micah calls for hands and feet, not just hearts." — Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Lutheran: embodied discipleship.

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Micah 6:8

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