Sin scorches us most after it comes under the scrutinizing light of God's forgiveness and not before — Karl Barth Copy Share Image
All sin has its being and origin in the fact that man wants to be his own judge. And in wanting to… — Karl Barth Copy Share Image
“In His free grace, God is for man in every respect; He surrounds man from all sides. He is man's Lord who… — Karl Barth Copy Share Image
When I come before these men I do not have to explain that we are all sinners. They have committed every sin… — Karl Barth Copy Share Image
When we speak of our virtues we are competitors, when we confess our sins we become brothers. — Karl Barth Copy Share Image
Sin is not confined to the evil things we do. It is the evil within us, the evil which we are. — Karl Barth Copy Share Image
If I have a system it is limited to a recognition of what Kierkegaard called 'the infinite qualitative distinction' between time and eternity — Karl Barth Copy Share Image
“Godlessness is not… a possibility, but an ontological impossibility for man. Man is not without, but with God. This is not to say, of… — Karl Barth Copy Share Image
When we are at our wits' end for an answer, then the Holy Spirit can give us an answer. But how can He give… — Karl Barth Copy Share Image
“Holy Communion is offered to all, as surely as the living Jesus Christ is for all, as surely as all of us are not… — Karl Barth Copy Share Image
I don’t believe in universalism, but I do believe in Jesus Christ, the reconciler of all — Karl Barth Copy Share Image
In Jesus, God wills to be true God not only in the height but also in the depth - in the depth of human… — Karl Barth Copy Share Image
The term 'laity' is one of the worst in the vocabulary of religion and ought to be banished from the Christian conversation. — Karl Barth Copy Share Image
No one can be saved - in virtue of what he can do. Everyone can be saved - in virtue of what God can… — Karl Barth Copy Share Image