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Simply transformative. The content of this book to most would come across simple. But Bonhoeffer's perspective on community from his pastoral framework, brings a light on what Jesus‘s heart would be for true fellowship with one another. A definite read!
5.0 out of 5 stars Life together under the word of God
Life Together is a fantastic book which presents Christian fellowship as nothing less then life together under the word of God (17). If you are interested in understanding fellowship is, Bonhoeffer will assist you in your venture. The proceeding review is a brief outline of the book itself. Believers need one another to shine the light of the gospel to each other; Christians are united through Christ, and through Christ Christians are united for eternity (23-26). Christian fellowship is not merely an idea or a human reality, but a divine spiritual reality (26-39).Chapter two articulates how a day with others should look and begins by arguing for a common worship time in the mornings (41-44). The church should pray the Psalms, read short and long Scripture passages, and sing worship songs as a community of believers (45-60). These practices should include praying together, fellowship at the Lord's Table, a healthy work ethic, and morning and evening devotions with an emphasis on intersession prayer for others (62-75).Chapter three covers a day alone, focusing on the spiritual disciplines of the Christian life. Bonhoeffer covers solitude and silence, meditation, prayers, intersession, and the test of meditation (76-83). Through each area, he does a superb job connecting the importance of spiritual disciplines with their impact on Christian fellowship. Chapter four continues by focusing on ministry. The ministry of holding the tongue, meekness, listening, helpfulness, bearing, proclaiming, and ministry of authority were covered. The chapter presented how to cultivate humility and faithfully serve the body of Christ.The final chapter focused on confession of sin and identified the cross as the only means to break through to real community (110-117). The recipients of confession can be any Christian brother or sister (118). No one person or mask of piety should be arisen when confessing to one another. This confession should also be present prior to the Lord's Supper (121-122).
5.0 out of 5 stars Bonhoeffer: Reframing the Christian Community
Gemeinsames Leben was written in 1938, a year after Nachfolge, when Dietrich Bonhoeffer taught in an underground seminary Pomerania, Germany. At the time, the Confessing Church, which he helped organize, was floundering under Nazi persecution. While the last part of Nachfolge dealt with the church and life as a disciple, it was highly theological, not a work in practical ecclesiology. Gemeinsames Leben appears then to address the question: how then can the church remain a faithful witness under persecution by a high-tech, secular culture?Gemeinsames Leben is short consisting of a mere 5 chapters:1. Community;2. The Day with Others;3. The Day Alone;4. Ministry; and5. Confession and Communion (5).The book begins with Psalms and ends with the sacrament of communion. In some sense, the community of God is framed with the word (scripture) and the sacraments—and so it is with Bonhoeffer.Community. Bonhoeffer starts with a provocative quotation: Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! (Psalm 133:1 ESV) Today, it would be considered political incorrect because the translation is literal (brothers, not brothers and sisters). For Bonhoeffer, it was provocative because the Old Testament was considered un-German, worse, Jewish, by the Nazi, hence forbidden[1].Bonhoeffer’s second paragraph is no less provocative. He says:It is not simply to be taken for granted that the Christian has the privilege of living among other Christians. Jesus Christ lived in the midst of his enemies (17).The mere existence of Christian community is a political statement and: a source of incomparable joy and strength to the believer (19). Bonhoeffer expands on this thought saying:The prisoner, the sick person, the Christian in exile sees in the companionship of a fellow Christian a physical sign of the gracious presence of the Triune God (20).Bonhoeffer reframes the everyday experience of the Christian into the persecuted world in which he finds himself in Nazi Germany. This is possible only because: We belong to one another only through and in Jesus Christ (21). Community is also an antidote to self-centered, pretentious dreaming. Bonhoeffer writes: God is not a God of the emotions, but the God of truth (27).The Day with Others. Bonhoeffer commends the keeping of the hours. For example, he states: The early morning belongs to the Church of the risen Christ (41). The psalms are especially meaningful to Bonhoeffer as a model and mode for personal prayer (45). Here we learn what prayer means, what to pray, and how to pray in fellowship (47-48). For Bonhoeffer, Christian worship really never stops with continuous readings (50), hymn singing (57), prayer (71), table fellowship (66), and godly work (69).The Day Alone. For Bonhoeffer, community is not an escape from loneliness—like the television in the psyche ward which is never turned off. He starts his discussion of time alone by saying: Many people seek fellowship because they are afraid to be alone (76). Bonhoeffer (78) commends silence as the mark of solitude (and speech as the mark of community). He sees 3 reasons to be alone during the day: for scriptural meditation, for prayer, and for intercession (81).Ministry. For Bonhoeffer, ministry begins with humility and restraint. Evil thoughts should not even be dignified with expression (James 3:2; 91) and this evil begins with the discord over who should be in charge (Luke 9:46; 90). Bonhoeffer offers 3 services in ministry: listening (97), active helpfulness (99), and burden bearing (100). If these 3 services are not properly rendered, proclamation of the word is most perilous (104). Leadership accordingly depends also on these 3 services (108).Confession and Communion. Sin isolates us both from God and from community. Bonhoeffer observes: Sin wants to remain unknown (112). He sees 2 dangers in confession of sin: first that the one hearing confessions will be overburdened and second that the confessor will try to elevate sin to “pious work” (baptize the sin into acceptance; 120). The sole objective of confession is absolution, not acceptance. Bonhoeffer proposes that confession occur the day prior to communion as a necessary step to participating in communion (121). For this reason, in part, communion is a joyous celebration because the slate has been wiped clean, so to speak.How then can the church remain a faithful witness under persecution by a high-tech, secular culture? Bonhoeffer does not answer this question in words. Rather, he answers it by actions—let the church be the church! And so we should.[1] Eric Metaxis. 2010. Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. Pages 162, 367-368.
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The book is a need read to understand the people that Hitler weren’t always Jewish!
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Definate MUST HAVE for serious Christians.
A beautiful insightful little book
Having read Dietrich Bonhoeffer's biography and seeing how my housemate is raving about the profoundness of The Cost of Discipleship (which I also wanted to purchase) I decided to purchase this little book so that there will not be overlap in our little library collection and we can later exchange books. I was quite surprised how line-by-line there is so much depth of content that this is certainly a book that requires devouring and careful digestion. I could just imagine Dietrich reflecting upon the Christian community experiences he had with fellow seminarians at their clandestine Finkenwalde seminary and wanting to share the incredible experiences he had there. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is committed to finding out what it means to have genuine Christ-centered Christian fellowship.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best
Simply transformative. The content of this book to most would come across simple. But Bonhoeffer's perspective on community from his pastoral framework, brings a light on what Jesus‘s heart would be for true fellowship with one another. A definite read!
5.0 out of 5 stars Life together under the word of God
Life Together is a fantastic book which presents Christian fellowship as nothing less then life together under the word of God (17). If you are interested in understanding fellowship is, Bonhoeffer will assist you in your venture. The proceeding review is a brief outline of the book itself. Believers need one another to shine the light of the gospel to each other; Christians are united through Christ, and through Christ Christians are united for eternity (23-26). Christian fellowship is not merely an idea or a human reality, but a divine spiritual reality (26-39).Chapter two articulates how a day with others should look and begins by arguing for a common worship time in the mornings (41-44). The church should pray the Psalms, read short and long Scripture passages, and sing worship songs as a community of believers (45-60). These practices should include praying together, fellowship at the Lord's Table, a healthy work ethic, and morning and evening devotions with an emphasis on intersession prayer for others (62-75).Chapter three covers a day alone, focusing on the spiritual disciplines of the Christian life. Bonhoeffer covers solitude and silence, meditation, prayers, intersession, and the test of meditation (76-83). Through each area, he does a superb job connecting the importance of spiritual disciplines with their impact on Christian fellowship. Chapter four continues by focusing on ministry. The ministry of holding the tongue, meekness, listening, helpfulness, bearing, proclaiming, and ministry of authority were covered. The chapter presented how to cultivate humility and faithfully serve the body of Christ.The final chapter focused on confession of sin and identified the cross as the only means to break through to real community (110-117). The recipients of confession can be any Christian brother or sister (118). No one person or mask of piety should be arisen when confessing to one another. This confession should also be present prior to the Lord's Supper (121-122).
5.0 out of 5 stars Bonhoeffer: Reframing the Christian Community
Gemeinsames Leben was written in 1938, a year after Nachfolge, when Dietrich Bonhoeffer taught in an underground seminary Pomerania, Germany. At the time, the Confessing Church, which he helped organize, was floundering under Nazi persecution. While the last part of Nachfolge dealt with the church and life as a disciple, it was highly theological, not a work in practical ecclesiology. Gemeinsames Leben appears then to address the question: how then can the church remain a faithful witness under persecution by a high-tech, secular culture?Gemeinsames Leben is short consisting of a mere 5 chapters:1. Community;2. The Day with Others;3. The Day Alone;4. Ministry; and5. Confession and Communion (5).The book begins with Psalms and ends with the sacrament of communion. In some sense, the community of God is framed with the word (scripture) and the sacraments—and so it is with Bonhoeffer.Community. Bonhoeffer starts with a provocative quotation: Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! (Psalm 133:1 ESV) Today, it would be considered political incorrect because the translation is literal (brothers, not brothers and sisters). For Bonhoeffer, it was provocative because the Old Testament was considered un-German, worse, Jewish, by the Nazi, hence forbidden[1].Bonhoeffer’s second paragraph is no less provocative. He says:It is not simply to be taken for granted that the Christian has the privilege of living among other Christians. Jesus Christ lived in the midst of his enemies (17).The mere existence of Christian community is a political statement and: a source of incomparable joy and strength to the believer (19). Bonhoeffer expands on this thought saying:The prisoner, the sick person, the Christian in exile sees in the companionship of a fellow Christian a physical sign of the gracious presence of the Triune God (20).Bonhoeffer reframes the everyday experience of the Christian into the persecuted world in which he finds himself in Nazi Germany. This is possible only because: We belong to one another only through and in Jesus Christ (21). Community is also an antidote to self-centered, pretentious dreaming. Bonhoeffer writes: God is not a God of the emotions, but the God of truth (27).The Day with Others. Bonhoeffer commends the keeping of the hours. For example, he states: The early morning belongs to the Church of the risen Christ (41). The psalms are especially meaningful to Bonhoeffer as a model and mode for personal prayer (45). Here we learn what prayer means, what to pray, and how to pray in fellowship (47-48). For Bonhoeffer, Christian worship really never stops with continuous readings (50), hymn singing (57), prayer (71), table fellowship (66), and godly work (69).The Day Alone. For Bonhoeffer, community is not an escape from loneliness—like the television in the psyche ward which is never turned off. He starts his discussion of time alone by saying: Many people seek fellowship because they are afraid to be alone (76). Bonhoeffer (78) commends silence as the mark of solitude (and speech as the mark of community). He sees 3 reasons to be alone during the day: for scriptural meditation, for prayer, and for intercession (81).Ministry. For Bonhoeffer, ministry begins with humility and restraint. Evil thoughts should not even be dignified with expression (James 3:2; 91) and this evil begins with the discord over who should be in charge (Luke 9:46; 90). Bonhoeffer offers 3 services in ministry: listening (97), active helpfulness (99), and burden bearing (100). If these 3 services are not properly rendered, proclamation of the word is most perilous (104). Leadership accordingly depends also on these 3 services (108).Confession and Communion. Sin isolates us both from God and from community. Bonhoeffer observes: Sin wants to remain unknown (112). He sees 2 dangers in confession of sin: first that the one hearing confessions will be overburdened and second that the confessor will try to elevate sin to “pious work” (baptize the sin into acceptance; 120). The sole objective of confession is absolution, not acceptance. Bonhoeffer proposes that confession occur the day prior to communion as a necessary step to participating in communion (121). For this reason, in part, communion is a joyous celebration because the slate has been wiped clean, so to speak.How then can the church remain a faithful witness under persecution by a high-tech, secular culture? Bonhoeffer does not answer this question in words. Rather, he answers it by actions—let the church be the church! And so we should.[1] Eric Metaxis. 2010. Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. Pages 162, 367-368.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great addition on study of Hitler
The book is a need read to understand the people that Hitler weren’t always Jewish!
Thin and good print book
Got this for a group reading with friends. Good size to travel with and legible print
Purchase experience.
Good quality book, fast delivery (in 2 days' time), very impressed. Will use for cell group study.
Great read
Great read
v.g.Christian book. A 'MUST'
Definate MUST HAVE for serious Christians.
A beautiful insightful little book
Having read Dietrich Bonhoeffer's biography and seeing how my housemate is raving about the profoundness of The Cost of Discipleship (which I also wanted to purchase) I decided to purchase this little book so that there will not be overlap in our little library collection and we can later exchange books. I was quite surprised how line-by-line there is so much depth of content that this is certainly a book that requires devouring and careful digestion. I could just imagine Dietrich reflecting upon the Christian community experiences he had with fellow seminarians at their clandestine Finkenwalde seminary and wanting to share the incredible experiences he had there. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is committed to finding out what it means to have genuine Christ-centered Christian fellowship.
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