The Christian knows that it is strictly impossible for him to live except in sin … Therefore he steers clear of the pettiness of moral hair-splitting … An ethicized Christianity is a counter-Christianity through and through … God has made this world perishable, it is doomed to destruction. May it, then, go to the dogs according to destiny! Men who imagine themselves capable of making it better, who want to create a “higher” morality, are starting a ridiculous petty revolt against God … The hope of Heaven does not mean the expectation of a happiness of the blessed; it means obedience and
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