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Review: The Cost of Discipleship
You can believe a man is committed to a cause when he is willing to lay down his life — literally, willing to die — for the cause’s sake. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Lutheran theologian who was martyred during World War II in Germany for the sake of Christianity and the German people. His story is movingly told in the video Hanged on a Twisted Cross. (There is also a dramatized version, Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace, which I have not seen yet.)
Following the Master: Discipleship in Action
The following is commentary on the Sabbath School Bible Study Guide lesson for March 1.
It counts for something that the first book of the Bible to record the lives of the apostles after the resurrection is entitled “The Acts of the Apostles.” It is not called “The Beliefs of the Apostles,” or “The Apostolic Enlightenment.” Although the deeds of the believers were heavily grounded in beliefs and spiritual vision, it was their works and lives that attracted attention. This supports the commonly held view that people do not respect what a person or organization says, until they respect what that person or organization does.