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Karl Barth, who lived from 1886–1968, was perhaps the most influential theologian of the 20th century. Church Dogmatics, Barth’s monumental life-work that consists of more than 6 million words, was written over the span of 35 years. In it, Barth covers in depth the great doctrines of the Word of God, God, Creation and Reconciliation. He made it his task “to take all that has been said before and...

Primarily God elected or predestinated Himself. God determined to give and to send forth His Son. God determined to speak His Word. The beginning in which the Son became obedient to the Father was with Himself. The form and concretion of His will, the determination of His whole being, was reached in Himself. All God’s freedom and love were identical with this decree, with the election of Jesus Christ. That is the one side of the matter. And the other is that God elected man, this man. God’s decision
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