Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.
– Karl Barth
Grace | Laughter
Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way.
– Karl Barth
Examples | Jesus
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
Christians
Faith in God’s revelation has nothing to do with an ideology which glorifies the status quo.
– Karl Barth
Faith
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
Salvation
In the Church of Jesus Christ there can and should be no non-theologians.
– Karl Barth
Theology
The statement that ‘God is dead’ comes from Nietzsche and has recently been trumpeted abroad by some German and American theologians. But the good Lord has not died of this; He who dwells in the heaven laughs at them.
– Karl Barth
God | Atheism | America
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
Rebellion | Hatred
Faith is never identical with piety.
– Karl Barth
Faith | Piety
Sin is not confined to the evil things we do. It is the evil within us, the evil which we are.
– Karl Barth
Good and Evil
What God chooses for us children of men is always the best.
– Karl Barth
Contentment
Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
– Karl Barth
Gratitude | Joy
The best theology would need no advocates; it would prove itself.
– Karl Barth
Theology
Men have never been good, they are not good and they never will be good.
– Karl Barth
Good and Evil | Men
Conscience is the perfect interpreter of life.
– Karl Barth
Conscience
It is always the case that when the Christian looks back, he is looking at the forgiveness of sins.
– Karl Barth
Salvation
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
Angels
Let us hear what the Bible says and what we as Christians are called to hear together: By grace you have been saved.
– Karl Barth
Grace | The Bible
The devil may also make use of morality.
– Karl Barth
Morality
Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace.
– Karl Barth
Grace
Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.
– Karl Barth
Religion | Faith