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Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Love Stronger Than Death - Lutheran (Romans 8:38-39)

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"Neither death nor life can separate us—I write this from prison, facing execution. Death cannot separate! This is the gospel's triumph: love that passes through death and out the other side. Christ died and rose; His love is resurrection love, stronger than the grave." — Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Lutheran: resurrection love.

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Romans 8:38-39

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