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When we speak of our virtues we are competitors, when we confess our sins we become brothers.
Karl Barth
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Karl Barth
Age: 82 †
Born: 1886
Born: May 10
Died: 1968
Died: December 10
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The theologian who labours without joy is not a theologian at all.
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The statement that 'God is dead' comes from Nietzsche and has recently been trumpeted abroad by some German and American theologians. But the good Lord has not died of this He who dwells in the heaven laughs at them.
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The theologian who labors without joy is not a theologian at all. Sulky faces, morose thoughts and boring ways of speaking are intolerable in this field.
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Grace creates liberated laughter. The grace of God...is beautiful, and it radiates joy and awakens humor.
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Whether the angels play only Bach praising God, I am not quite sure.
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The relation of this God with this man the relation of this man with this God--this is the only theme of the Bible and of philosophy.
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Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.
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What God chooses for us children of men is always the best.
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Mozart's music is free of all exaggeration, of all sharp breaks and contradictions. The sun shines but does not blind, does not burn or consume. Heaven arches over the earth, but it does not weigh it down, it does not crush or devour it.
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