May 10, 1886 - December 10, 1968***
"Jesus does not give recipies that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way."
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“It is always the case that when the Christian looks back, he is looking at the forgiveness of sins.”
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“In the Church of Jesus Christ there can and should be no non-theologians”
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“Men have never been good, they are not good and they never will be good”
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“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.”
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“All sin has its being and origin in the fact that man wants to be his own judge. And in wanting to be that, and thinking and acting accordingly, he and his whole world is in conflict with God. It is an unreconciled world, and therefore a suffering world, a world given up to destruction.”
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“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.”
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Basel is a wonderful city. However, among its many excellencies, I count the gift of Karl Barth to be one of the best! Today we celebrate the 120th anniversary of his birth. Put on a little Mozart and celebrate!
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