Quotes about Cross

If we remove the cross, we are in danger of promoting a very cheap grace. Perhaps it should make us uncomfortable.

I remember hearing a story about Clarence Jordan, a pecan farmer and theologian down in Georgia. He was speaking to a wealthy congregation that had an enormous gold cross. He asked how much they had paid for it. They explained that it was a gift from a wealthy donor and told him how much it was. When he heard how much it cost, he said, "Wow! Ya'll got ripped off. Christians used to be able to get a cross for free!" Brilliant.

What do we do when the foolishness of the cross actually makes more sense than the wisdom of the sword?

When you twist the cross, you get a swastika.

I find it particularly troubling when the cross is used as a weapon to justify violence, bloodshed, and vengeance—the very stuff I'm convinced Jesus came to heal the world of.

In our culture of "seeker sensitivity" and radical inclusivity, the great temptation is to compromise the cost of discipleship in order to draw a larger crowd. With the most sincere hearts, we do not want to see anyone walk away from Jesus because of the discomfort of his cross, so we clip the claws on the Lion a little, we clean up a bit the bloody Passion we are called to follow.

It is a dangerous day when we can take the cross out of the church more easily than the flag. No wonder it is hard for seekers to find God nowadays.

There is nothing more certain in Time or Eternity than what Jesus Christ did on the Cross.

In Catholicism, the pint, the pipe and the Cross can all fit together.

The cross shows us the seriousness of our sin-but it also shows us the immeasurable love of God.

Christians have learned that when there seems to be no other evidence of God's love, they cannot escape the cross.

Do you wish to see God's love? Look at the cross. Do you wish to see God's wrath? Look at the cross.