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Barth on the Resurrection
By daniel | April 18, 2006
From Coming to the Quiet, a quote on resurrection from Barth:
"We do not like to see that we are deeply imprisoned, and that we absolutely cannot in any way help ourselves; that we are a people who live in the shadow and darkness of death; that this is proclaimed to us in the word "resurrection"–oh, that is for us the bitter, unendurable truth which stirs us to rebellion. That is the darkness in the clear word "resurrection."
Nevertheless, wherever that crystal-clear word "resurrection" shall be heard and understood, a prior word must be heard and perceived: "Death." It must be seen that in the midst of life, even in blooming and healthy life, there is a yawning chasm, a deep pit that cannot be filled by any art or power of man. Only one word is sufficient to cover this chasm, to fill this pit: "Jesus is victor!"–that is, "resurrection."
We must realize that all the paths of life upon which we walk are the same, now or at any later time, in that they all lead to the edge of the precipice but its bridging has been made manifest in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."
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