Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.
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Karl Barth
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About Karl Barth
Karl Barth was a Swiss Reformed theologian. Barth is best known for his commentary The Epistle to the Romans, his involvement in the Confessing Church, including his authorship of the Barmen Declaration, and especially his unfinished multi-volume theological summa the Church Dogmatics. Barth's influence expanded well beyond the academic realm to mainstream culture, leading him to be featured on the cover of Time on 20 April 1962.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Karl BarthJesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way.
Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way.
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It is always the case that when the Christian looks back, he is looking at the forgiveness of sins.
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Faith in God's revelation has nothing to do with an ideology which glorifies the status quo.
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…
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Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.