Come and Die: Grace That Leads to DeathExpensive Grace vs. Cheap GraceGrace That Leads to DeathGrace That Requires a ResponseBonhoeffer's Theological Intersection with WesleyanismGrace is a word that may seem boring and lifeless in the real world. church today because of its overuse and familiarity. Dietrich Bonhoeffer sees grace, grace at great cost, as the synthesis of the true Gospel. In Bonhoeffer's day, such expensive grace had been exchanged for a cheap imitation of grace that was little more than empty religion, requiring little effort and no obedience. Bonhoeffer, who was ultimately martyred, knew intimately that “When Christ calls a man [sic], he commands him to come and die.” grace at a high price in the life of the believer. This article will first explore this thesis by contrasting high-priced grace with cheap grace. The connection will then be made between grace and death (both spiritual and physical), with particular emphasis on the ethical response required to this grace. Finally, a brief analysis of the points of intersection between Bonhoeffer's understanding of God and grace and contemporary Wesleyanism will be provided. Dietrich Bonhoeffer's understanding of grace developed in the particular historical context of the Third Reich's rise to power in a Germany that had only recently been defeated in World War I and had suffered what many considered a great humiliation as a result of the Treaty of Versailles. The German church, the church of Martin Luther, had come to align itself with Hitler and the Nazi regime in the 1930s. Christianity in Germany accepted grace only as an abstract concept, which had little importance... middle of paper...", he said, "and they can take something to eat with us, and then we'll take them back." .12 Extending grace to the world, as Jesus did, involves death. It is the death of comfort, autonomy and self-rights. In Bonhoeffer's case, his obedience led to his physical death. If Christ persecuted us in hell to save us, then our act of obedience would require an equal sacrifice, even if it led to our death. Grace at great cost demands a response, even to the point of death. Bibliography Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Dietrich Bonhoeffer - Letters and documents from prison. London: SCM Press, 1965._________. The cost of discipleship. 1st Touchstone ed. New York: Touchstone, 1995. Metaxas, Eric. Bonhoeffer: pastor, martyr, prophet, spy. Dallas: Thomas Nelson, 2010.Reist, Benjamin A. The Promise of Bonhoeffer,. New York: Lippincott, 1969.