-10 - The way is «love and forgiveness» but the divine love and forgiveness expressed in men through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, which can be provided only by the unconditional act of the atonement by Christ and the conditional act of repentance by men as sinners. (redeeminggod.com)
Barth goes on to argue that if we are to obey God, the killing of animals is only possible as a deeply reverential act of repentance; it is permissible only «as we glance backward to creation and forward to the consummation as the boundaries of the sphere in which alone there can be any question of its necessity.» (religion-online.org)
Chris» search for meaning was answered in a transformative act of repentance and faith. (premierchristianity.com)