Karl Barth quote

“Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God”

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

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


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

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.”

“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.”

“No one can be saved--in virtue of what he can do. Everyone can be saved--in virtue of what God can do.”

Jesus, like any good fisherman, first catches the fish; then He cleans them”