Karl Barth, Christ and We Christians (1947): „Christ is the victor. Victory is more than consolation. And hope is more than good courage. Perhaps traditional Christianity suffers above all from the fact that we understand Christ at best as a comforter and his gift at best as good courage, as the gift of patience and confidence and decisiveness. That is nothing small, but there is another horizon. As the church of Jesus Christ, we would not only owe ourselves, but also God and mankind a decisive debt if we did not want to realize that Christianity not only has a Good Friday side, but also an Easter side. Rightly understood, the cross is not a sign of paradox and dark mystery, but a sign of victory.“

Christ and We Christians (1947) By Karl Barth Our topic has the characteristic of being very simple. Christ and us … Mehr