In The Church Of Jesus

The Relation Of This God With This Man; The Relation Of This Man With This God--this Is The Only Theme Of The Bible And Of Philosophy.

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.

When We Speak Of Our Virtues We Are Competitors, When We Confess Our Sins We Become Brothers.

Theology Is Not A Private Subject For Theologians Only. Nor Is It A Private Subject For Professors. Fortunately, There Have Always Been Pastors Who Have Understood More About Theology Than Most Professors. Nor Is Theology A Private Subject Of Study For Pastors. Fortunately, There Have Repeatedly Been Congregation Members, And Often Whole Congregations, Who Have Pursued Theology Energetically While Their Pastors Were Theological Infants Or Barbarians. Theology Is A Matter For The Church.

What Expressions We Used - In Part Taken Over And In Part Newly Invented! Above All, The Famous 'wholly Other' Breaking In Upon Us 'perpendicularly From Above,' The Not Less Famous 'infinite Qualitative Distinction' Between God And Man, The Vacuum, The Mathematical Point, And The Tangent In Which Alone They Must Meet.