--- title: "13 Crosses Quotes By John Piper" description: "13 Crosses quotes by John Piper. Plus more from John Piper and more Crosses sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a8/john-piper-255_covered_if-at-the-cross-every-sin-was-covered-sa_2685120.png" --- > [If at the cross every sin was covered, Satan's mouth is shut. He has no weapon. He can gum you but his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/if-at-the-cross-every-sin-was-covered-satan-s-mouth-is-shut-he-has-no/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a8/john-piper-255_covered_if-at-the-cross-every-sin-was-covered-sa_2685120.png) > [Every experience in life is designed to magnify the cross of Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/every-experience-in-life-is-designed-to-magnify-the-cross-of-christ/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f09/john-piper-255_christ_every-experience-in-life-is-designed-to_1927682.png) > [Faith begins with a backward look at the cross, but it lives with a forward look at the promises](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/faith-begins-with-a-backward-look-at-the-cross-but-it-lives-with-a/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31b/john-piper-255_crosses_faith-begins-with-a-backward-look-at-the_2012433.png) > [The cross is not a mere event in history; it's a way of life! Take up your cross DAILY, Jesus said!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/the-cross-is-not-a-mere-event-in-history-it-s-a-way-of-life-take-up/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/john-piper-255_cross_the-cross-is-not-a-mere-event-in-history_870852.png) > [The purpose of the Lord's Supper is to receive from Christ the nourishment and strength and hope and joy that come from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/the-purpose-of-the-lord-s-supper-is-to-receive-from-christ-the/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42f/john-piper-255_christ_the-purpose-of-the-lord-s-supper-is-to-r_1193613.png) > [The way of the cross is the way of suffering. Christians are called to die, not kill, in order to show the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/the-way-of-the-cross-is-the-way-of-suffering-christians-are-called-to/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/john-piper-255_christ_the-way-of-the-cross-is-the-way-of-suffe_1115300.png) > [We are not as Christ-centered and cross-cherishing as we should be, because we do not ponder the truth that everything good, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/we-are-not-as-christ-centered-and-cross-cherishing-as-we-should-be/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/john-piper-255_cherish_we-are-not-as-christ-centered-and-cross_460755.png) > [The wonder of marriage is woven into the wonder of the gospel of the cross of Christ, and the message of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/the-wonder-of-marriage-is-woven-into-the-wonder-of-the-gospel-of-the/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78e/john-piper-255_christ_the-wonder-of-marriage-is-woven-into-the_1396781.jpg) > [God did not just overcome evil at the cross. He made evil serve the overcoming of evil. He made evil commit suicide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/god-did-not-just-overcome-evil-at-the-cross-he-made-evil-serve-the/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb1/john-piper-255_commit_god-did-not-just-overcome-evil-at-the-cr_1944887.png) > [God took the record of all your sins-all your sexual failures-that made you a debtor to wrath, and instead of holding them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/god-took-the-record-of-all-your-sins-all-your-sexual-failures-that/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7a/john-piper-255_crosses_god-took-the-record-of-all-your-sins-all_2086356.png) > [It horribly skews the meaning of the cross when contemporary prophets of self-esteem say that the cross is a witness to my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/it-horribly-skews-the-meaning-of-the-cross-when-contemporary-prophets/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb7/john-piper-255_biblical_it-horribly-skews-the-meaning-of-the-cro_1986234.png) > [Life is wasted if we do not grasp the glory of the cross, cherish it for the treasure that it is, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/life-is-wasted-if-we-do-not-grasp-the-glory-of-the-cross-cherish-it/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2c/john-piper-255_boast_life-is-wasted-if-we-do-not-grasp-the-gl_379497.png) > [The deepest need that you and I have in weakness and adversity is not quick relief, but the well-grounded confidence that what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/the-deepest-need-that-you-and-i-have-in-weakness-and-adversity-is-not/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b0/john-piper-255_adversity_the-deepest-need-that-you-and-i-have-in_2656264.png) ## Other authors on Crosses ## More by John Piper > [“Even in the miserable guilt we feel over our beastlike insensitivity, the glory of God shines. If God were not gloriously desirable, why would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/even-in-the-miserable-guilt-we-feel-over-our-beastlike-insensitivity/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) > [The absence of God in most spheres of life is perceived to be normal, and even Christians feel it as normal - which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/the-absence-of-god-in-most-spheres-of-life-is-perceived-to-be-normal/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) > [“The Spirit inspired the Word and therefore He goes where the Word goes. The more of God's Word you know and love, the more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/the-spirit-inspired-the-word-and-therefore-he-goes-where-the-word/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) > [Do you feel loved by God because you believe he makes much of you, or because you believe he frees you and empowers you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/do-you-feel-loved-by-god-because-you-believe-he-makes-much-of-you-or/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) > [“Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn't. Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man. When this age is over, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/worship-is-missions-exists-because-worship-doesn-t-worship-is/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) > [What is sin? It is the glory of God not honored. The holiness of God not reverenced. The greatness of God not admired. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/what-is-sin-it-is-the-glory-of-god-not-honored-the-holiness-of-god/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) > [Love is doing what will enthrall the beloved with the greatest and longest joy. What will enthrall the beloved this way is the glory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/love-is-doing-what-will-enthrall-the-beloved-with-the-greatest-and/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) > [“If you hold a grudge, you doubt the Judge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/if-you-hold-a-grudge-you-doubt-the-judge/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) > [Evangelicals are distraught over the state of America because they have not been taught that we're aliens here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/evangelicals-are-distraught-over-the-state-of-america-because-they/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) > [“Worship is the highest moral act a human can perform, so the only basis and motivation for it that many people can conceive is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/worship-is-the-highest-moral-act-a-human-can-perform-so-the-only/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) > [Do you love the cross because it makes much of you? Or do you love it because it enables you to enjoy and eternity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/do-you-love-the-cross-because-it-makes-much-of-you-or-do-you-love-it/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) > [“job 14:1 man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of troubles "If that isn't your experience now it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/job-14-1-man-who-is-born-of-a-woman-is-few-of-days-and-full-of/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) > [“Not to aim to show God is not to love, bc God is what we need the most deeply. And to have all else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/not-to-aim-to-show-god-is-not-to-love-bc-god-is-what-we-need-the-most/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) > [God has given us prayer as a wartime walkie-talkie so that we can call headquarters for everything we need as the kingdom of Christ…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/god-has-given-us-prayer-as-a-wartime-walkie-talkie-so-that-we-can/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) > [Ignatius, when he heard the clock strike, would say, "Now I have another hour to answer for." (Eph. 5:16)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/ignatius-when-he-heard-the-clock-strike-would-say-now-i-have-another/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crosses/john-piper/#itemlist", "name": "13 Crosses Quotes By John Piper", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If at the cross every sin was covered, Satan's mouth is shut. He has no weapon. 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