Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.

Karl Barth (Theologian, 1886 – 1968)

The term ‘laity’ is one of the worst in the vocabulary of religion and ought to be banished from the Christian conversation.

Karl Barth (Theologian, 1886 – 1968)

To be a Christian and to pray are one and the same thing; it is a matter that cannot be left to our caprice. It is a need, a kind of breathing necessary to life.

Karl Barth (Theologian, 1886 – 1968)

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 (Theologian, 1886 – 1968)

Thus in this oneness Jesus Christ is the Mediator, the Reconciler, between God and man. Thus He comes forward to MAN on behalf of GOD calling for and awakening faith, love and hope, and to GOD on behalf of MAN, representing man, making satisfaction and interceding. Thus He attests and guarantees to God’s free GRACE and at the same time attests and guarantees to God man’s free GRATITUDE.

Karl Barth (Theologian, 1886 – 1968)

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 (Theologian, 1886 – 1968)

This much is certain, that we have no theological right to set any sort of limits to the loving-kindness of God which has appeared in Jesus Christ. Our theological duty is to see and understand it as being still greater than we had seen before.

Karl Barth (Theologian, 1886 – 1968)

The resurrection of Jesus was like a boulder crashing into the pool of history.

Karl Barth (Theologian, 1886 – 1968)

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 (Theologian, 1886 – 1968)

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 (Theologian, 1886 – 1968)