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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the context of Chapter 5, what is making a mistake also known as?
2. Bonhoeffer says that one truly becomes a brother only if:
3. What does Bonhoeffer say about the habits of self-justifying and judging others?
4. What does Bonhoeffer say about the law of Christ, which he believes is fulfilled in the cross?
5. What did Bonhoeffer say in Chapter 4 that we must remember about other members of the community in which we live?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 5, what kind of brother did Bonhoeffer say may better understand another's confession of sin?
2. In Chapter 5, what did Bonhoeffer say that each man thinks he has a right to?
3. Why did Bonhoeffer place such importance upon silence during times of solitude?
4. What, in Bonhoeffer's opinion, did one's learning to allow others to speak the Word of God (i.e. practice the ministry of proclaiming) allow a person to do?
5. When Christians assemble together the day before Holy Communion to beg forgiveness of each other, what did Bonhoeffer say they are to confess?
6. What, in Chapter 5, did Bonhoeffer say is the fullness of Christian fellowship in community?
7. Finally, how did Bonhoeffer explain intercession in Chapter 3, which was also supposed to take place during a Christian's personal time with God? How much importance did he place on intercession?
8. What is Bonhoeffer's objective in Chapter 4?
9. What did Bonhoeffer say was the result of resisting weakening by giving in to sin in the day spent alone?
10. In Chapter 4, what did Bonhoeffer say that members of a community need to pay attention to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 2, Bonhoeffer spends a great deal of time using the times of day and night to illustrate Christ's effect on the world.
1) Using the text, explain and demonstrate the various ways day and night are used to illustrate Christ's effect on the world.
2) Day and night are often used as metaphors. Provide another example of what day and night are commonly used to symbolize.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 2, what did Bonhoeffer describe as the three meanings of fellowship of the table? Support your statements with examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 2, Bonhoeffer speaks at length about the Psalter (the book of Psalms, which he used for a hymnbook in his seminary). Using the text to support your statements, please explain the three things that Bonhoeffer believed could be learned from the Psalter. Then, compare and contrast these three things with the lessons and themes taught in the popular music of today.
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