Carolina QuotesThe Gospel is not a religious message to inform mankind of their divinity or to tell them how they may become divine. The Gospel proclaims a God utterly distinct from men.
Karl Barth Connected to the Carolinas
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- The Epistle to the Romans (1918; 1921)
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- 1918
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