But Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor who gave his life in the struggle against Hitler, observed that most people ignore the call or act as if only Professional Christians need to pay attention to it, that a simple belief in God and God’s saving grace is enough. Bonhoeffer’s famous term for the belief that many Christians have about their lives in God is “cheap grace,” a belief that God’s grace will cover their transgressions and wrongdoings without requiring any effort on their part.
