Home » Quote » Dietrich Bonhoeffer » „The will of God, to which the law gives expression, is that men should defeat their enemies by loving them.“ „The will of God, to which the law gives expression, is that men should defeat their enemies by loving them.“ — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Tags:GodLawLoveMen Related quotes „Another way that you love your enemy is this: When the opportunity presents itself for you to defeat your enemy, that is the time which you must not do it.“ — Jr. „An even more basic reason why we are commanded to love is expressed explicitly in Jesus' words, "love your enemies…. that ye may be children of your father which is in heaven." We are called to this difficult task in order to realize a unique relationship with God. We are potential sons of God. Through love that potentiality becomes actuality. We must love our enemies, because only loving them can we know God and experience the beauty of His holiness.“ — Jr. „Love is understanding, redemptive goodwill for all men, so that you love everybody, because God loves them. You refuse to do anything that will defeat an individual, because you have agape in your soul. And here you come to the point that you love the individual who does the evil deed, while hating the deed that the person does. This is what Jesus means when he says, "Love your enemy." This is the way to do it. When the opportunity presents itself when you can defeat your enemy, you must not do it.“ — Jr. „O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains!" - Cassio (Act II, Scene iii)“ — William Shakespeare „Few men are killed by bayonets, but many are scared by them. Having the bayonet fixed makes our men want to close. Only the threat to close will defeat a determined enemy.“ — George S. Patton
„The will of God, to which the law gives expression, is that men should defeat their enemies by loving them.“ — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Tags:GodLawLoveMen