It was not to save a nation that Abraham went to sacrifice Isaac, nor to appease angry gods... Then why does Abraham do it? For God's sake... He does it for the sake of God because God demands proof of his faith... He was not justified by being virtuous, but by being an individual submitted to God in faith.
Soren KierkegaardIf anyone on the verge of action should judge himself according to the outcome, he would never begin.
Soren KierkegaardI'm so misunderstood that people misunderstand me even when I tell them I'm misunderstood.
Soren KierkegaardHow could it occur to anyone to demonstrate that God exists unless one has already allowed Himself to ignore Him? A king's existence is demonstrated by way of subjection and submissiveness. Do you want to try and demonstrate that the king exists? Will you do so by offering a string of proofs, a series of arguments? No. If you are serious, you will demonstrate the king's existence by your submission, by the way you live. And so it is with demonstrating God's existence. It is accomplished not by proofs but by worship. Any other way is but a thinker's pious bungling.
Soren KierkegaardIt seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.
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