Cost Of Discipleship Flashcards
1
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What does the cost of discipleship link to ?
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Grace
2
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What is grace
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- Gods love and mercy given freely to people including forgiveness of sins and offer of eternal life
- not earned but freely given as a gift
- comes from Gods desire to save all sinners
3
Q
What is the two types of grace Bonhoeffer talks about ?
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Cheap and costly grace
4
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What is cheap grace
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Superficial grace , or saying km a good Christian or person this is damaging and cheap
5
Q
What three views does Bonhoeffer has on cheap grace ?
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- Churches that does not expect people to struggle to be a good Christian
- critised the belief that Christian living should have little struggle, easy and full of reward
- concerned that people think that Jesus died for everyone with grace free to everone
being a Christian should be hard not cheap
6
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What is the 2 view of costly grace
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- “treasure in a field” : person will sell everything to sacrifice for it
- grace is costly as it calls us to follow Jesus and making changes to our lives and decisions - every action should be on hardship, Gods will
7
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What is cheap grace
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- It is a criticism to Christian’s living an easy and comfortable life with rewards and little struggle
- Churches do not put expectation to struggle to be a good Christian
