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Helmut Thielicke Quotes: The Christian stands, not under the dictatorship of a legalistic 'you ought,' but in the magnetic field of Christian Freedom, under the empowering of the 'You may.'
         

The Christian stands, not under the dictatorship of a legalistic 'you ought,' but in the magnetic field of Christian Freedom, under the empowering of the 'You may.'


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When the drama of history is over, Jesus Christ will stand alone on the stage. All the great figures of history ... will realize that they have been but actors in a drama produced by another.



A church is in a bad way when it banishes laughter from the sanctuary and leaves it to the cabaret, the nightclub and the toastmasters.

A church is in a bad way when it banishes laughter from the sanctuary and leaves it to the cabaret, the nightclub and the toastmasters.



Tell me how much you know of the sufferings of your fellowmen and I will tell you how much you have loved them.

Tell me how much you know of the sufferings of your fellowmen and I will tell you how much you have loved them.



The doubters are always more blessed than the mere fellow travelers in faith. For they are the only ones who fully learn that their Lord is stronger than any doubt and any hell of despair.

The doubters are always more blessed than the mere fellow travelers in faith. For they are the only ones who fully learn that their Lord is stronger than any doubt and any hell of despair.



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What is the greatest deficiency among human Chrsitians? They have an inadequate view of human suffering.



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A theological thought can breathe only in the atmosphere of dialogue with God.



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The Gospel must constantly be forwarded to a new address, because the recipient is repeatedly changing his place of residence.



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Tell me how much you know of the sufferings of your fellow man and I will tell you how much you have loved them.



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Man is not valuable because he loves God. Man is valuable because God loves him.





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