Karl Barth

It is always the case that when the Christian looks back, he is looking at the forgiveness of sins.

Men have never been good, they are not good and they never will be good.

Whether the angels play only Bach praising God, I am not quite sure. I am sure, however, that en famille they play Mozart.

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.

It may be that when the angels go about their task praising God, they play only Bach. I am sure, however, that when they are together en famille they play Mozart.

Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

In the Church of Jesus Christ there can and should be no non-theologians.

Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace.

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

Conscience is the perfect interpreter of life.

Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way.

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.