“ 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 profes… Karl Barth
“ Take your Bible and take your newspaper, and read both. But interpret newspapers from your Bible. Karl Barth
“ It is always the case that when the Christian looks back, he is looking at the forgiveness of sins. Karl Barth
“ Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way. Karl Barth
“ Faith in God's revelation has nothing to do with an ideology which glorifies the status quo. Karl Barth
“ Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone. Karl Barth
“ He has heard, and causes those with ears to hear, even today, what we shall not see until the end of time - the whole context of Providence. As though in the light of this end, he heard the harmony of… Karl Barth
“ 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… Karl Barth
“ The demand that the Bible should be read and understood and expounded historically is, therefore, obviously justified and can never be taken too seriously. The Bible itself posits this demand: even wh… Karl Barth
“ When theology recognizes one thing properly, it mis-recognizes something else all the more thoroughly. Karl Barth
“ On observing 1963 America for the first time, the author says that organization and standardization to a certain degree compete with divine providence. Karl Barth
“ Describing the relationship between the biblical witnesses and the theologians who come after, the author challenges that the theologian is not to correct the notebooks of the biblical writers like so… Karl Barth
“ There is a notion that complete impartiality is the most fitting and indeed the normal disposition for true exegesis, because it guarantees a complete absence of prejudice. For a short time, around 19… Karl Barth
