It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich!

Only the believer obeys — obedience follows faith, the way good fruit comes from a good tree. Only the obedient believe.

The church is not a religious community of worshippers of Christ but is Christ himself who has taken form among people.

The Church is the Church only when it exists for others...not dominating, but helping and serving. It must tell men of every calling what it means to live for Christ, to exist for others.

The proclamation of grace has its limits. Grace may not be proclaimed to anyone who does not recognize or distinguish or desire it... The world upon whom grace is thrust as a bargain will grow tired of it, and it will not only trample upon the Holy, but also will tear apart those who force it on them.

Death is hell and night and cold, if it is not transformed by our faith. But that is just what is so marvelous, that we can transform death.

Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock.