'Everything by which we are surrounded conflicts with the promise of God. He promises us immortality, but we are encompassed with mortality and corruption. He pronounces that we are righteous in His sight, but we are engulfed in sin. He declares His favor and goodwill towards us, but we are threatened by the tokens of His wrath. What can we do? It is his will that we should shut our eyes to what we are and have, so that nothing may impede or even check our faith in Him.' (Calvin).

Reason cannot attain unto it, only faith can achieve it. Faith as it were, creative of divinity.

— The Epistle to the Romans by Karl Barth (Page 143)