Exegesis, exegesis, and yet more exegesis! 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 uprisingprayerhands I take the Bible far too seriously to take it literally. 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. Karl Barth atheistartthinking 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 eastermovingjesus Take your Bible and take your newspaper, and read both. But interpret newspapers from your Bible. Karl Barth time-magazinenewspapers Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way. Karl Barth teacherinspirationaljesus Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so? Karl Barth jesus-loves-mejesus-lovejesus When we speak of our virtues we are competitors, when we confess our sins we become brothers. Karl Barth sinspeakbrother 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 gratitudeechoesfaith Prayer without study would be empty. Study without prayer would be blind. Karl Barth studyprayerwould-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 eyegonepeople Grace creates liberated laughter. The grace of God...is beautiful, and it radiates joy and awakens humor. Karl Barth laughterjoybeautiful 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 virtuesavedcan-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 barbarianschurchmatter Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. Karl Barth gratitudethank-youinspirational 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 spiritanswersgiving 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 brotherfatherjesus Christian worship is the most momentous, most urgent, most glorious action that can take place in human life. Karl Barth worshipchristianaction I don’t believe in universalism, but I do believe in Jesus Christ, the reconciler of all Karl Barth believejesuschrist
