Karl Barth, who died in the late 60s, was a famous theologian of the 20th century. He is known, among other things, for his thirteen volume theological work, Church Dogmatics. He was a brilliant thinker and thoroughly thorough, probing depths of knowledge beyond many.
On his only trip to the U.S., in 1962, after a lecture that wowed the crowed of theologians, someone asked him what was the most important and profound thing to consider. The audience waited, anticipating some great truth to be eloquently articulated.
It was indeed a great truth eloquently articulated, but it was not what the crowd expected. After a short, but dramatic, pause, Barth said, "Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so."
God’s love is beyond full comprehension yet it is accessed simply by the simplest.
John 3:16 — "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
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