Bonhoeffer: Discipleship & The German Church

Question 1

When was Bonhoeffer ordained as a Christian minister?

Answer 1

1931

Question 2

When did Hitler rise to popularity?

Answer 2

1930s

Question 3

What did some German Christians believe Hitler was?

Answer 3

An embodiment of Christian values

Question 4

What were some of the measures enforced over the German Church?

Answer 4

Prohibiting ministers with Jewish ancestry and removing the old testament from the Bible because it is the holy scripture of Judaism

Question 5

What was the Confessing Church?

Answer 5

It rejected Nazi ideology and called Christians to confess their faith, be true to discipleship and keep God’s commands

Question 6

What did Bonhoeffer use as an example to all Christians?

Answer 6

Jesus’ first followers did not accept a set of doctrines but responded to Jesus’ authority immediately with obedience to Jesus’ call

Question 7

What is the call to discipleship?

Answer 7

To leave an old life behind and move into the unknown

Question 8

How did the call to discipleship cause controversy for Bonhoeffer?

Answer 8

He was saying that Christians do not need to feel they have to obey other laws, such as the law of the land - it opens up the possibility of civil disobedience

Question 9

What did Bonhoeffer stress?

Answer 9

The urgency of Christianity, as it demands immediate and single-minded obedience to Jesus