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Karl Barth quotes

Swiss Theologian May 10, 1886 – December 10, 1968

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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
Karl Barth quote: "Conscience is the perfect interpreter of life."
Conscience is the perfect interpreter of life. Karl Barth
Karl Barth quote: "Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace."
Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace. Karl Barth
A free theologian works in communication with other theologians...He waits for them and asks them to wait for him. Our sadly lacking yet indispensable theological co-operation depends directly or indirectly on whether or not we are wiling to wait for one another, perhaps lamenting, yet smiling with tears in our eyes. Karl Barth
Faith is not an art. Faith is not an achievement. Faith is not a good work of which some may boast while others can excuse themselves with a shrug of the shoulders for not being capable of it. It is a decisive insight of faith itself that all of us are incapable of faith in ourselves, whether we think of its preparation, beginning, continuation, or completion. In this respect believers understand unbelievers, skeptics, and atheists better than they understand themselves. Unlike unbelievers,... Karl Barth
That the zeal for God's honor is also a dangerous passion, that the Christian must bring with him the courage to swim against the tide instead of with it... accept a good deal of loneliness, will perhaps be nowhere so clear and palpable as in the church, where he would so much like things to be different. Yet he cannot and he will not refuse to take this risk and pay this price... he belongs where the reformation of the church is underway or will again be underway. Karl Barth
Karl Barth quote: "What God chooses for us children of men is always the best."
What God chooses for us children of men is always the best. Karl Barth
Karl Barth quote: "Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of..."
Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone. Karl Barth
Karl Barth quote: "The best theology would need no advocates; it would prove itself."
The best theology would need no advocates; it would prove itself. Karl Barth
Karl Barth quote: "Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other..."
Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way. Karl Barth
...The cry of revolt against such a god [a god which just affirms the world as it is] is nearer the truth than is the sophistry with which men attempt to justify him.... Karl Barth
Karl Barth quote: "Take your Bible and take your newspaper, and read both. But..."
Take your Bible and take your newspaper, and read both. But interpret newspapers from your Bible. Karl Barth
Karl Barth quote: "Men have never been good, they are not good and they never..."
Men have never been good, they are not good and they never will be good. Karl Barth
Karl Barth quote: "Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God."
Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God. Karl Barth
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

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