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Karl Barth
Swiss
Theologian
About the author
Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#God
#Grace
#Laughter
Whether the angels play only Bach praising God, I am not quite sure. I am sure, however, that en famille they play Mozart.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#God
#Play
#Angels
What God chooses for us children of men is always the best.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#God
#Children
#Men
The best theology would need no advocates; it would prove itself.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#Theology
Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#God
#Religion
#Confidence
#Possibility
No one can be saved - in virtue of what he can do. Everyone can be saved - in virtue of what God can do.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#God
#Virtue
Man can certainly flee from God... but he cannot escape him. He can certainly hate God and be hateful to God, but he cannot change into its opposite the eternal love of God which triumphs even in his hate.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#Love
#God
#Man
#Change
#Hate
Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#Joy
#Gratitude
Conscience is the perfect interpreter of life.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#Life
#Conscience
Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#God
#Teachers
#Religion
It may be that when the angels go about their task praising God, they play only Bach. I am sure, however, that when they are together en famille they play Mozart.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#God
#Play
#May
#Angels
It is always the case that when the Christian looks back, he is looking at the forgiveness of sins.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#Christian
#Forgiveness
In the Church of Jesus Christ there can and should be no non-theologians.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#Christ
#Church
Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#Life
#Grace
#Expression
Faith is never identical with piety.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#Faith
#Piety
Faith in God's revelation has nothing to do with an ideology which glorifies the status quo.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#God
#Nothing
#Ideology
#Faith
Jews have God's promise and if we Christians have it, too, then it is only as those chosen with them, as guests in their house, that we are new wood grafted onto their tree.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#God
#Promise
#Wood
#Guests
Men have never been good, they are not good and they never will be good.
Karl Barth,
Swiss
Theologian
#Will
#Men