In examining the common theme that Barth develops in God here and now, it becomes evident that the congregation needs to justify, ratify and promote the Bible as the word living of God. When and where the Bible constitutes its own authority and meaning, it mediates the very presence of God through the congregation. Encounter this presence in the Church, among those whose lives involve living through the power and meaning of the Bible. Barth states that the Bible must become the Word of God and this only happens when God wants to speak to us in and through it. The Christ event is the definitive revelation of God, while Scripture and preaching are made to correspond to it, while a faithful witness becomes the perfect declaration according to Barth (Barth, 2003, p. 61). Barth's opening thesis is the idea that anything that can be known with confidence about God or divine things is known solely or primarily by faith, as opposed to coherent or cognitive knowledge. Existential too, in the sense that Barth affirms that Scripture has an objective meaning, even before considering it through faith and reason. According to Barth, "this circumstance is the simple fact that in the congregation of Jesus Christ the Bible has specific authority and meaning" (p. 56) and without the congregation it becomes only historical. It becomes important to maintain and defend the authority of the Bible and the power does not come from a simple action taken by us individually. It is up to the congregation to openly and fearlessly confess the analytic propositions and actively engage in the faith and obedience it demands (p. 56). Barth approaches the question of the authority of the Bible from a biblical and evangelical point of view. person centered... middle of paper ...... under Scripture there is a personal presence of the Holy Spirit in leadership as a testimony to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Transparency exists personally as a Christian when witnessing and teaching through the authority of Holy Scripture. It depends solely on the relationship that exists with the congregation and with the Bible as the sole authority. The Bible then becomes the testimony of Jesus Christ and its authority resides in this testimony. Works Cited Barth, K. (2003). Barth: God here and now. New York, NY: Routledge Classics. Congdon, D. W. (2010). 12 the Word as event: Barth and Bultmann on Scripture. Retrieved from www.academia.edu: https://www.academia.edu/658913/The_Word_as_Event_Barth_and_Bultmann_on_ScriptureEntwistle, D.N. (2010). Integrative approaches to psychology and Christianity. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books.