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The Church is the Church only when it exists for others...not dominating, but helping and serving. It must tell men of every calling what it means to live for Christ, to exist for others.
The Church is the Church only when it exists for others...not dominating, but helping and serving. It must tell men of every calling what it means to live for Christ, to exist for others.
Approximate author period: c. 1925 AD · modern
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- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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- Approximate author period: c. 1925 AD · modern
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