"Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God."
-Karl Barth
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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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"Jesus does not give recipes 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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"Faith is never identical with piety."
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"Man can certainly flee from God... but he cannot escape him. He can certainly hate God and be hateful to God, but he cannot change into its opposite the eternal love of God which triumphs even in his hate."
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"I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for religion - I have shuddered at it. I shudder no more - I could be martyred for my religion - Love is my religion - I could die for that."
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"We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection."
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"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple the philosophy is kindness."
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"It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing."
-David Herbert Lawrence
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