“The nativity mystery “conceived from the Holy Spirit and born from the Virgin Mary”, means, that God became human, truly human out of his own grace. The miracle of the existence of Jesus , his “climbing down of God” is: Holy Spirit and Virgin Mary! Here is a human being, the Virgin Mary, and as he comes from God, Jesus comes also from this human being. Born of the Virgin Mary means a human origin for God. Jesus Christ is not only truly God, he is human like every one of us. He is human without limitation. He is not only similar to us, he is like us.” HumansMeanSpiritJesusChristBornHuman BeingsExistenceGraceMysteryHolyJesus ChristMiracleLimitationHoly SpiritClimbingMaryVirginsVirgin MaryNativity Author:Karl Barth
“As ministers we ought to speak of God. We are human, however, and so cannot speak of God. We ought therefore to recognize both our obligation and our inability and by that very recognition give glory to God” GivingHumansSpeakOughtGloryObligationRecognitionMinistersInabilityGlory Of God Author:Karl Barth
“In Jesus, God wills to be true God not only in the height but also in the depth - in the depth of human creatureliness, sinfulness and mortality.” HumansJesusChristJesus ChristDepthGods WillBeing TrueHeightMortalityTrue GodSinfulnessJesus God Book:Church Dogmatics Study Edition 21: The Doctrine of Reconciliation IV.1 § 57-59 Source: Church Dogmatics Study Edition 21: The Doctrine of Reconciliation IV.1 § 57-59
“On the basis of the eternal will of God we have to think of EVERY HUMAN BEING, even the oddest, most villainous or miserable, as one to whom Jesus Christ is Brother and God is Father; and we have to deal with him on this assumption. If the other person knows that already, then we have to strengthen him in the knowledge. If he does no know it yet or no longer knows it, our business is to transmit this knowledge to him.” IfsThinkingKnowsHumansPersonsDoeFatherJesusChristHuman BeingsDealsBrotherEternalJesus ChristBasesGods WillMiserableAssumptionTransmit Author:Karl Barth
“Christian worship is the most momentous, most urgent, most glorious action that can take place in human life.” HumansActionChristianWorshipHuman LifeGloriousUrgentChristian Worship Author:Karl Barth
