Monthly Book Giveaway--The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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“When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.” 
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

This month's book giveaway is for a book that has deeply spoken to my heart, a book that holds a tremendous message for the church today. The Cost of Discipleship was written by the German pastor/Theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was executed by hanging under the regime of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany. 

If you have never read Bonhoeffer, this book is an excellent way to become acquainted with this man who had a powerful, effective, and beautiful witness for Christ, a man who was not ashamed of the Gospel and who stood upon the Promises with unshakeable confidence in God. 

In an age of "cheap grace," as Bonhoeffer describes it, where the sacrifice of Christ is taken lightly by His church--and Bonhoeffer describes this state of the church in depth in his book--he challenges believers to instead embrace "costly grace," following in Christ's footsteps though the personal sacrifice may be high. 

Quotes from the book:

“Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves. Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession...Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.” 
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock. Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life. It is costly because it condemns sin, and grace because it justifies the sinner. Above all, it is costly because it cost God the life of his Son: 'Ye were bought at a price', and what has cost God much cannot be cheap for us. Above all, it is grace because God did not reckon his Son too dear a price to pay for our life, but delivered him up for us. Costly grace is the Incarnation of God.” 
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer

I pray that this month's book would be a great blessing to someone!

Please enter the giveaway by commenting below on a historic believer who has influenced your walk with the Lord or about why you would like to read this book! A winner will be randomly chosen one week from today and announced on the blog. 

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