Jews have God's promise and if we Christians have it, too, then it is only as those chosen with them, as guests in their house, that we are new wood grafted onto their tree.
– 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 hate.
– Karl Barth
Man can certainly keep on lying... but he cannot make truth falsehood. He can certainly rebel... but he can accomplish nothing which abolishes the choice of God.
– Karl Barth
Whether the angels play only Bach praising God, I am not quite sure. I am sure, however, that en famille they play Mozart.
– Karl Barth
Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.
– Karl Barth
Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.
– 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
It is always the case that when the Christian looks back, he is looking at the forgiveness of sins.
– Karl Barth
Faith is never identical with piety.
– Karl Barth
Faith in God's revelation has nothing to do with an ideology which glorifies the status quo.