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Monday, February 24, 2025

Bonhoeffer: the impiety of the pious

Meditation:
No one who practices deceit
will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
will stand in my presence.
—Psalm 101:7 (NIV)

Quotation:
The pious community permits no one to be a sinner. Hence all have to conceal their sins from themselves and from the community. We are not allowed to be sinners. Many Christians would be unimaginably horrified if a real sinner were suddenly to turn up among the pious. So we remain alone with our sin, trapped in lies and hypocrisy, for we are in fact sinners.
... Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), Life Together [1954], tr. Daniel W. Bloesch & James H. Burtness, Fortress Press, 2004, p. 108 (see the book)
See also Ps. 101:7; Isa. 7:12; Matt. 23:5-6; 27:24; Luke 20:21-25; John 15:6; 18:28; Acts 5:1-10; Rom. 16:17-18; Gal. 6:3; 1 Pet. 5:8

Quiet time reflection:
Lord, tear the veil away that hides our sin.
 
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