The significance of the crucifixion is not only what God does for us; consistently throughout the New Testament the crucifixion is portrayed… — Miroslav Volf Copy Share Image
“Christians were squeamish about matters of the body, like foreskins and the monthly flow of women, yet they adored their paintings of… — Roberta Rich Copy Share Image
The crucifixion saved him [Jesus]. He never had to deal with the fact that the kingdom of God wasn't ever going to… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
“The requirement by some Christians that others be Biblically 'ennobling' (lovingly building-them-up) by showing resilience & self-restraint in the face of their… — Gary Patton Copy Share Image
My victims never knew what was going to happen to them. I've had shooting, knifings, strangulations, beatings, and I've participated in actual… — Henry Lee Lucas Copy Share Image
I think those who choose to find joy in serving others, those who choose to find their voice, to pursue their vocation… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
Whatever one man does, it is as if all men did it. For that reason, it is not unfair that one disobedience… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
“I have to say that I am much less impressed by crucifixion now that I am in childbirth. It is really not… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
At this season of the year we draw close to Good Friday. All the eyes of the world will turn back to… — Tommy Douglas Copy Share Image
Gospel preachers nowadays preach the gospel of the Crucifixion, the Apostles preached the gospel of the Resurrection as well. The Crucifixion loses… — R. A. Torrey Copy Share Image
“[Jesus] tilted His head back, pulled up one last time to draw breath and cried, "Tetelestai!" It was a Greek expression most… — Swindoll Charles R Copy Share Image
“Every action is a losing, a letting go, a passing away from oneself of some bit of one’s own reality into the… — Arthur C. McGill Copy Share Image
“If the Romans regarded crucifixion with horror, so did the Jews, though for a different reason. They made no distinction between a… — John Stott Copy Share Image
“Mungu hutumia watu 'wajinga' na 'wapumbavu' kufanya mambo makubwa katika maisha yao na ya watu wengine. Katika Biblia, Musa aliitwa mjinga alipokiuka… — Enock Maregesi Copy Share Image
“Remember only that I smiled. I do not atone-nor sacrifice-nor wish for glory; and I have nothing to forgive. I thirsted-and I… — Kahlil Gibran Copy Share Image
Animals are God's creatures, not human property, nor utilities, nor resources, nor commodities, but precious beings in God's sight. ...Christians whose eyes… — Andrew Linzey Copy Share Image
The man with a cross no longer controls his destiny; he lost control when he picked up his cross. That cross immediately… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
At this time there was a wise man who was called Jesus. And his conduct was good, and he was known to… — Josephus Copy Share Image
The cross, back in the days of Jesus, was the worst punishment a criminal could get. Being on a cross is shameful… — Angel_of_God Copy Share Image
Perhaps the most telling witness against the claim of accurate history for the Bible comes when we read the earliest narrative of… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
“The old must be torn down for the new to be raised; to have a resurrection you must have a crucifixion, but… — Wm. Paul Young Copy Share Image
The Crucifixion and other historical precedents notwithstanding, many of us still believe that outstanding goodness is a kind of armor, that virtue,… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
“You do not carry the cross. Instead you are all crucified on the timber of your sufficiency, which is given to you,… — Carlo Michelstaedter Copy Share Image
If I want to put a Christmas tree in my yard, or three crosses for the crucifixion story, that's fine. But if… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
Truth will always reassert itself, given a symbolic three days. Three days represents the time it takes between the crucifixion and the… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
I think when you're a child, you just cling to the basics, which is the basic story of Jesus and the crucifixion… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
Think of the mystical three days between the crucifixion and the resurrection as the time it takes for a situation to change… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
The Jews' guilt of the crucifixion of Jesus consigned them to perpetual servitude, and, like Cain, they are to be wanderers and… — Pope Innocent III Copy Share Image
“The very mention of crucifixion was taboo in polite Roman circles, since it was the lowest form of capital punishment, reserved for… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
God loves to bring good out of bad. He loves to turn crucifixions into resurrections. Every obstacle is an opportunity. Every problem… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Categorical condemnation is the hatred of the mob. It makes cowards brave. And there is nothing more fearful than a religious mob,… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
Jesus' death by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate is as sure as anything historical can ever be. For if no follower of Jesus… — John Dominic Crossan Copy Share Image
A high place of honor, although doubtless one to be obtained only after enduring the pangs of a prolonged crucifixion, awaits that… — George Trumbull Ladd Copy Share Image
. . . an absurd problem came to the surface: 'How COULD God permit that (crucifixion of Jesus Christ)!' . . .… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“I have now gone through the examination of the four books ascribed to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John; and when it is… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
The earthly form of Christ is the form that died on the cross. The image of God is the image of Christ… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Down you go, but all the while you feel suspended and buoyed as you somersault in slow motion like a somnolent tumbler… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
Zen says that if you drop knowledge - and within knowledge everything is included; your name, your identity, everything, because this has… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, we forget the cruel details of the agonizing sacrifice God made on our behalf. Familiarity breeds complacency. Even before his crucifixion,… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
I'm thinking, "What difference will this sermon make in their lives tomorrow? What am I trying to give them that will make… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
![“The crucifixion saved him [Jesus]. He never had to deal with the fact that the kingdom of God wasn't ever going to come. His disciples, of course, had to deal with it, and little by little they had to realize that it's a metaphorical thing. Well, that's not what Jesus meant. I'm fairly sure he…” quote by Philip Pullman](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/fbb/philip-pullman-525_courses_the-crucifixion-saved-him-jesus-he-never_2794797.jpg)
![“[Jesus] tilted His head back, pulled up one last time to draw breath and cried, "Tetelestai!" It was a Greek expression most everyone present would have understood. It was an accounting term. Archaeologists have found papyrus tax receipts with "Tetelestai" written across them, meaning "paid in…” quote by Swindoll Charles R](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/228/swindoll-charles-r-34399_crucifixion_jesus-tilted-his-head-back-pulled-up-one_3140633.jpg)
