Karl Barth

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.

Faith in God's revelation has nothing to do with an ideology which glorifies the status quo.

Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

Impossibility is more possible than everything which we hold to be possible.

The best theology would need no advocates; it would prove itself.

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

Faith is never identical with piety.

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.

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

Holy Communion is offered to all as surely as the living Jesus Christ is for all as surely as all of us are not divided in him but belong together as brothers and sisters all of us poor sinners all of us rich through his mercy. Amen.

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

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

Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.

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.

The Devil may also make use of morality.

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

What God chooses for us children of men is always the best.

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.

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

True theology is an actual determination and claiming of man by the acting God.

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

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

Conscience is the perfect interpreter of life.