Access Quote by Emil Brunner

What until recently seemed to be only the apocalyptic fantasies of the Christian faith has today entered the sphere of the soberest scientific calculations;…

— Emil Brunner

The more man distinguishes himself from the rest of creation, the more he becomes conscious of himself as the subject, as an "I" to…

— Emil Brunner

So long as we stand "under the Law", we cannot perceive this hidden unity of all the commandments. It is part of legalism that…

— Emil Brunner

Hope is the positive mode of awaiting the future.

— Emil Brunner

Only at the cross of Christ does man see fully what it is that separates him from God; yet it is here alone that…

— Emil Brunner

The more that man is able to distinguish himself from the rest of creation, the more he becomes conscious of himself as subject, as…

— Emil Brunner

The Church exists by mission, just as a fire exists by burning.

— Emil Brunner

What oxygen is to the lungs, such is hope to the meaning of life.

— Emil Brunner

Faith is obedience, nothing else.

— Emil Brunner

The Church exists by mission, just as a fire exists by burning. Where there is no mission there is no Church; and where there…

— Emil Brunner

I am inexpressibly grateful that the Lord of my life has granted to me in such abundance these opportunities to take part in the…

— Emil Brunner

The Church exists by mission as fire exists by burning.

— Emil Brunner