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title: "5 Core Quotes By Ravi Zacharias"
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> [Outside of the cross of Jesus Christ, there is no hope in this world. That cross and resurrection at the core of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/outside-of-the-cross-of-jesus-christ-there-is-no-hope-in-this-world/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

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> [The assurance of Heaven is never given to the person. And that's why at the core of the Christian faith is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/the-assurance-of-heaven-is-never-given-to-the-person-and-that-s-why/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

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> [Anyone who claims that all religions are the same betrays not only an ignorance of all religions but also a caricatured view…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/anyone-who-claims-that-all-religions-are-the-same-betrays-not-only-an/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

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> [All religions are not the same. All religions do not point to God. All religions do not say that all religions are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/all-religions-are-not-the-same-all-religions-do-not-point-to-god-all-2/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

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> [Every religion at its core is exclusive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/every-religion-at-its-core-is-exclusive/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

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## Other authors on Core

## More by Ravi Zacharias

> [Let us remember that every worldview-not just Christianity's-must give an explanation or an answer for evil and suffering...this is not just a problem distinctive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/let-us-remember-that-every-worldview-not-just-christianity-s-must/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [“How do we build root systems capable of weathering every storm that seeks to draw us into the temporary and the profane?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/how-do-we-build-root-systems-capable-of-weathering-every-storm-that/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [You see misery, you see misfortune, you see pain, you see suffering. It's all part of the fatalistic way of looking at life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/you-see-misery-you-see-misfortune-you-see-pain-you-see-suffering-it-s/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [Truth is not only a matter of offense, in that it makes certain assertions. It is also a matter of defense in that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/truth-is-not-only-a-matter-of-offense-in-that-it-makes-certain/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [“We are his temple. We do not turn in a certain directlon to pray. We are not bound by having to go into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/we-are-his-temple-we-do-not-turn-in-a-certain-directlon-to-pray-we/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [“Sometimes in the shadows of one’s self lie the problems, and in the shadows of one’s shaping lie the answers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/sometimes-in-the-shadows-of-one-s-self-lie-the-problems-and-in-the/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [Years ago I was asked this question: Do terrorists fear anything? I said, 'I suspect they would fear a morally strong America.' They would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/years-ago-i-was-asked-this-question-do-terrorists-fear-anything-i/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [When you come to religion, you come to a place. When you come to Jesus Christ, you come to a person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/when-you-come-to-religion-you-come-to-a-place-when-you-come-to-jesus/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [“Philosophically, you can believe anything, so long as you do not claim it to be true. Morally, you can practice anything, so long as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/philosophically-you-can-believe-anything-so-long-as-you-do-not-claim/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [None of us like the concept of law because none of us like the restraints it puts on us. But when we understand that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/none-of-us-like-the-concept-of-law-because-none-of-us-like-the/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [“That truth, by the way, is why even the horror of hell is more the outcome of a heart that seeks to disown God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/that-truth-by-the-way-is-why-even-the-horror-of-hell-is-more-the/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [But life's joys are only joys if they can be shared.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/but-life-s-joys-are-only-joys-if-they-can-be-shared/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [Having the answers is not essential to living. What is essential is the sense of God's presence during dark seasons of questioning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/having-the-answers-is-not-essential-to-living-what-is-essential-is/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [Only through repentance and faith in Christ can anyone be saved. No religious activity will be sufficient, only true faith in Jesus Christ alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/only-through-repentance-and-faith-in-christ-can-anyone-be-saved-no/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

> [In naturalism, man is actually very insignificant, but arrogates to himself stupendous power. In Christianity, man is actually the apex of created significance, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/in-naturalism-man-is-actually-very-insignificant-but-arrogates-to/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

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