p. 184
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Love for the sinner is ominously close to love of the sin. But the love of Christ for the sinner in itself is the condemnation of sin.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Love for the sinner is ominously close to love of the sin. But the love of Christ for the sinner in itself is the condemnation of sin." in the context of "p. 184" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Dietrich Bonhoeffer" (Quotes, Discipleship (1937): Quotes from English translations of Nachfolge (1937), also translated as The Cost of Discipleship (1949) , The Disciple and Unbelievers)
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About Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (4 February 1906 – 9 April 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, participant in the German resistance movement against Nazism and founding member of the Confessing Church.
About Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (4 February 1906 – 9 April 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, participant in the German resistance movement against Nazism and founding member of the Confessing Church.
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