--- title: "20 Crosses Quotes By John Stott" description: "20 Crosses quotes by John Stott. Plus more from John Stott and more Crosses sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/834/john-stott-1926_cross_it-is-there-at-the-foot-of-the-cross-tha_484228.png" --- > [It is there, at the foot of the cross, that we shrink to our true size.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/it-is-there-at-the-foot-of-the-cross-that-we-shrink-to-our-true-size/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/834/john-stott-1926_cross_it-is-there-at-the-foot-of-the-cross-tha_484228.png) > [No theology is genuinely Christian which does not arise from and focus on the cross.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/no-theology-is-genuinely-christian-which-does-not-arise-from-and/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/315/john-stott-1926_arise_no-theology-is-genuinely-christian-which_310337.png) > [There is no biblical Christianity without the cross at its center.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/there-is-no-biblical-christianity-without-the-cross-at-its-center/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/john-stott-1926_bible_there-is-no-biblical-christianity-withou_1790535.png) > [The cross is not just a badge to identify us...it is also the compass which gives us our bearings in a disoriented…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/the-cross-is-not-just-a-badge-to-identify-us-it-is-also-the-compass/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/160/john-stott-1926_badges_the-cross-is-not-just-a-badge-to-identif_1774150.png) > [The symbol of the religion of Jesus is the cross, not the scales.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/the-symbol-of-the-religion-of-jesus-is-the-cross-not-the-scales/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ac/john-stott-1926_cross_the-symbol-of-the-religion-of-jesus-is-t_1258045.png) > [Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/lord-jesus-i-pray-that-this-day-i-may-take-up-my-cross-and-follow-you/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/john-stott-1926_cross_lord-jesus-i-pray-that-this-day-i-may-ta_2579746.png) > [Before we can begin to see the cross as something done for us, we have to see it as something done by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/before-we-can-begin-to-see-the-cross-as-something-done-for-us-we-have/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0f/john-stott-1926_begin_before-we-can-begin-to-see-the-cross-as_1604515.png) > [At the cross in holy love God through Christ paid the full penalty of our disobedience himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/at-the-cross-in-holy-love-god-through-christ-paid-the-full-penalty-of/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e93/john-stott-1926_christ_at-the-cross-in-holy-love-god-through-ch_1450670.png) > [The Cross is the blazing fire at which the flame of our love is kindled, but we have to get near enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/the-cross-is-the-blazing-fire-at-which-the-flame-of-our-love-is/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d7/john-stott-1926_blazing_the-cross-is-the-blazing-fire-at-which-t_518906.png) > [All of us have inflated views of ourselves, especially in self-righteousn ess, until we have visited a place called Calvary. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/all-of-us-have-inflated-views-of-ourselves-especially-in-self/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6af/john-stott-1926_calvary_all-of-us-have-inflated-views-of-ourselv_40404.png) > [The meaning of atonement is not to be found in our penitence evoked by the sight of Calvary, but rather in what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/the-meaning-of-atonement-is-not-to-be-found-in-our-penitence-evoked/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f84/john-stott-1926_atonement_the-meaning-of-atonement-is-not-to-be-fo_292295.png) > [The Christian community is a community of the cross, for it has been brought into being by the cross, and the focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/the-christian-community-is-a-community-of-the-cross-for-it-has-been/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f8/john-stott-1926_christian_the-christian-community-is-a-community-o_361481.png) > [Moved by the perfection of His holy love, God in Christ substituted Himself for us sinners. That is the heart of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/moved-by-the-perfection-of-his-holy-love-god-in-christ-substituted/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c56/john-stott-1926_christ_moved-by-the-perfection-of-his-holy-love_280629.png) > [The incentive to peacemaking is love, but it degenerates into appeasement whenever justice is ignored. To forgive and to ask for forgiveness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/the-incentive-to-peacemaking-is-love-but-it-degenerates-into/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86e/john-stott-1926_appeasement_the-incentive-to-peacemaking-is-love-but_363748.png) > [Every time we look at the cross Christ seems to say to us, 'I am here because of you. It is your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/every-time-we-look-at-the-cross-christ-seems-to-say-to-us-i-am-here/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd1/john-stott-1926_because-of-you_every-time-we-look-at-the-cross-christ-s_3206899.png) > [At the cross in holy love God through Christ paid the full penalty of our disobedience himself. He bore the judgment we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/at-the-cross-in-holy-love-god-through-christ-paid-the-full-penalty-of-2/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/john-stott-1926_bores_at-the-cross-in-holy-love-god-through-ch_2003039.jpg) > [Why is it that some Christians cross land and sea, continents and cultures, as missionaries? What on earth impels them? It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/why-is-it-that-some-christians-cross-land-and-sea-continents-and/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/john-stott-1926_believe_why-is-it-that-some-christians-cross-lan_776631.png) > [The Christian community is a community of the cross, for it has been brought into being by the cross, and the focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/the-christian-community-is-a-community-of-the-cross-for-it-has-been-2/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/099/john-stott-1926_celebration_the-christian-community-is-a-community-o_2847217.jpg) > [When we look at the cross we see the justice, love, wisdom and power of God. It is not easy to decide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/when-we-look-at-the-cross-we-see-the-justice-love-wisdom-and-power-of/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac5/john-stott-1926_behinds_when-we-look-at-the-cross-we-see-the-jus_184777.jpg) > [There is no Christianity without the cross. If the cross is not central to our religion, ours is not the religion of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/there-is-no-christianity-without-the-cross-if-the-cross-is-not/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44f/john-stott-1926_christianity_there-is-no-christianity-without-the-cro_1173626.png) ## Other authors on Crosses ## More by John Stott > [Prayer is not a convenient device for imposing our will upon God, or bending his will to ours, but the prescribed way of subordinating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/prayer-is-not-a-convenient-device-for-imposing-our-will-upon-god-or/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) > [Mission arises from the heart of God Himself and is communicated from His heart to ours. Mission is the global outreach of the global…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/mission-arises-from-the-heart-of-god-himself-and-is-communicated-from/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) > [ \[Christian rebellion\] arises from the doctrine of mankind made in the image of God, and therefore protests against all forms of dehumanization. It sets… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/christian-rebellion-arises-from-the-doctrine-of-mankind-made-in-the/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) > [All of us have inflated views of ourselves, especially in self-righteousn ess, until we have visited a place called Calvary. It is there, at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/all-of-us-have-inflated-views-of-ourselves-especially-in-self/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) > [A deaf church is a dead church: that is an unalterable principle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/a-deaf-church-is-a-dead-church-that-is-an-unalterable-principle/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) > [So there is such a thing as perfect hatred, just as there is such a thing as righteous anger. But it is a hatred…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/so-there-is-such-a-thing-as-perfect-hatred-just-as-there-is-such-a/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) > [The reason I am a Christian is not that it is nice, but that it is true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/the-reason-i-am-a-christian-is-not-that-it-is-nice-but-that-it-is-true/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) > [“Unless some people are commissioned for the task, there will be no gospel preachers; unless the gospel is preached, sinners will not hear Christ’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/unless-some-people-are-commissioned-for-the-task-there-will-be-no/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) > [“many former sins have become crimes’, so that responsibility for dealing with them has passed from church to state, from priest to policeman (p.50),…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/many-former-sins-have-become-crimes-so-that-responsibility-for/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) > [When we look at the cross we see the justice, love, wisdom and power of God. It is not easy to decide which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/when-we-look-at-the-cross-we-see-the-justice-love-wisdom-and-power-of/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) > [If God speaks to us about himself and his own glorious greatness, we respond by humbling ourselves before him in worship... If He speaks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/if-god-speaks-to-us-about-himself-and-his-own-glorious-greatness-we/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) > [There is something inherently inappropriate about cherishing small ambitions for God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/there-is-something-inherently-inappropriate-about-cherishing-small/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) > [Every powerful movement has had its philosophy which has gripped the mind, fired the imagination and captured the devotion of its adherents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/every-powerful-movement-has-had-its-philosophy-which-has-gripped-the/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) > [“A guilty conscience is a great blessing, but only if it drives us to come home.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/a-guilty-conscience-is-a-great-blessing-but-only-if-it-drives-us-to/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) > [The concept of substitution lies at the heart of both sin and salvation. For the essence of sin is man substituting himself for God,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/the-concept-of-substitution-lies-at-the-heart-of-both-sin-and/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crosses/john-stott/#itemlist", "name": "20 Crosses Quotes By John Stott", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is there, at the foot of the cross, that we shrink to our true size.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Stott" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/it-is-there-at-the-foot-of-the-cross-that-we-shrink-to-our-true-size/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/834/john-stott-1926_cross_it-is-there-at-the-foot-of-the-cross-tha_484228.png", "contentUrl": 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