Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Adam Leaving the Father and Mother He Never Had (July 10, 2014)

Early Christian depiction of Adam and Eve in the Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter Dietrich Bonhoeffer in bold fashion comments on Genesis 2:24 that "the narrator is obviously stumbling". This is one of many bold and enlightening sections of his book, Creation and Fall, Temptation: Two Biblical Studies, and one that is foundational to […]

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer on God Tempts Man and God Tempts No Man (July 3, 2014)

Brooklyn Museum - Jesus Ministered to by Angels (Jésus assisté par les anges) Temptation. Bonhoeffer asks us, "But how can the Bible say that God tempts man?" and "God tempts no one, says James." Yes, God temps us. No, God doesn't tempt us. Bonhoeffer rightly declares, "What does it all mean?" […]

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