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I take the Bible far too seriously to take it literally.

Karl Barth

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Karl Barth
Age: 82 †
Born: 1886
Born: May 10
Died: 1968
Died: December 10
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Grace and gratitude go together like heaven and earth.
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In dogmatics our question is: What are we to think and say?
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'joy' in Phillippians is a defiant 'Nevertheless!' that Paul sets like a full stop against the Philippians' anxiety.
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No act of man can claim to be more than an attempt, not even science.
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