Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes About Listening
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Just as our love for God begins with listening to God's Word, the beginning of love for other Christians is learning to listen to them.
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Christians have forgotten that the ministry of listening has been committed to them by Him who is Himself the great listener and whose work they should share. We should listen with the ears of God that we may speak the Word of God.
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The first service that one owes to others consists in listening to them.
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We do God’s work for our brothers and sisters when we learn to listen to them. So often Christians, especially preachers, think that their only service is always to have to 'offer' something when they are together with other people. They forget that listening can be a greater service than speaking. Many people seek a sympathetic ear and do not find it among Christians, because these Christians are talking even when they should be listening.
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The first service that one owes to others in the fellowship consists of listening to them. Just as love of God begins with listening to his word, so the beginning of love for our brothers and sisters is learning to listen to them.
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Many people are looking for an ear that will listen. They do not find it among Christians, because these Christians are talking where they should be listening.
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