I take the Bible far too seriously to take it literally. Karl Barth More Quotes by Karl Barth More Quotes From Karl Barth To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world. Karl Barth uprising prayer hands 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. Karl Barth atheist art thinking What happened on that day (of Easter) became, was and remained the centre around which everything else moves. For everything lasts its time, but the love of God - which was at work and was expressed in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead - lasts forever. Because this event took place, there is no reason to despair, and even when we read the newspaper with all its confusing and frightening news, there is every reason to hope. Karl Barth easter moving jesus Take your Bible and take your newspaper, and read both. But interpret newspapers from your Bible. Karl Barth time-magazine newspapers Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way. Karl Barth teacher inspirational jesus Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so? Karl Barth jesus-loves-me jesus-love jesus When we speak of our virtues we are competitors, when we confess our sins we become brothers. Karl Barth sin speak brother Grace and gratitude belong together like heaven and earth. Gratitude evokes grace like the voice and echo. Gratitude follows grace as thunder follows lightning. Karl Barth gratitude echoes faith Prayer without study would be empty. Study without prayer would be blind. Karl Barth study prayer would-be I have read many books, but the Bible reads me. Karl Barth book We must read the Bible through the eyes of shipwrecked people for whom everything has gone overboard. Karl Barth eye gone people Grace creates liberated laughter. The grace of God...is beautiful, and it radiates joy and awakens humor. Karl Barth laughter joy beautiful 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 virtue saved can-do Theology is not a private subject for theologians only. Nor is it a private subject for professors. Fortunately, there have always been pastors who have understood more about theology than most professors. Nor is theology a private subject of study for pastors. Fortunately, there have repeatedly been congregation members, and often whole congregations, who have pursued theology energetically while their pastors were theological infants or barbarians. Theology is a matter for the Church. Karl Barth barbarians church matter Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. Karl Barth gratitude thank-you inspirational When we are at our wits' end for an answer, then the Holy Spirit can give us an answer. But how can He give us an answer when we are still well supplied with all sorts of answers of our own? Karl Barth spirit answers giving On the basis of the eternal will of God we have to think of EVERY HUMAN BEING, even the oddest, most villainous or miserable, as one to whom Jesus Christ is Brother and God is Father; and we have to deal with him on this assumption. If the other person knows that already, then we have to strengthen him in the knowledge. If he does no know it yet or no longer knows it, our business is to transmit this knowledge to him. Karl Barth brother father jesus Christian worship is the most momentous, most urgent, most glorious action that can take place in human life. Karl Barth worship christian action I don’t believe in universalism, but I do believe in Jesus Christ, the reconciler of all Karl Barth believe jesus christ Jesus Christ, as he is attested to us in Holy Scripture, is the one Word of God whom we have to hear, and whom we have to trust and obey in life and in death. Karl Barth scripture jesus christ
