--- title: "8 Crosses Quotes By Ravi Zacharias" description: "8 Crosses quotes by Ravi Zacharias. Plus more from Ravi Zacharias and more Crosses sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/ravi-zacharias-1158_christ_outside-of-the-cross-of-jesus-christ-the_184391.png" --- > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/ravi-zacharias-1158_christ_outside-of-the-cross-of-jesus-christ-the_184391.png) > [The longer I am in this work, the more I realize that intellectual struggles are merely the hazardous waste of life, blocking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/the-longer-i-am-in-this-work-the-more-i-realize-that-intellectual/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1f/ravi-zacharias-1158_apologetic_the-longer-i-am-in-this-work-the-more-i_628023.png) > [The single most important thread in working through your disappointments is that your heart and mind ponder and grasp what the cross…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/the-single-most-important-thread-in-working-through-your/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbb/ravi-zacharias-1158_christ_the-single-most-important-thread-in-work_788499.jpg) > [The cross stands as a mystery because it is foreign to everything we exalt- self over principle, power over meekness, the quick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/the-cross-stands-as-a-mystery-because-it-is-foreign-to-everything-we/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/ravi-zacharias-1158_anger_the-cross-stands-as-a-mystery-because-it_910802.jpg) > [The Cross of Christ is the crux of history. Without the Cross, history cannot be defined or corrected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/the-cross-of-christ-is-the-crux-of-history-without-the-cross-history/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/ravi-zacharias-1158_christ_the-cross-of-christ-is-the-crux-of-histo_1910932.png) > [Unless I understand the Cross, I cannot understand why my commitment to what is right must be precedence over what I prefer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/unless-i-understand-the-cross-i-cannot-understand-why-my-commitment/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/380/ravi-zacharias-1158_commitment_unless-i-understand-the-cross-i-cannot-u_2920702.png) > [It was not the volume of sin that sent Christ to the cross; it was the fact of sin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/it-was-not-the-volume-of-sin-that-sent-christ-to-the-cross-it-was-the/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f4/ravi-zacharias-1158_christ_it-was-not-the-volume-of-sin-that-sent-c_2994757.png) > [God makes appointments with us in our disappointments. To see the pattern we must take three steps involving the heart, the mind,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/god-makes-appointments-with-us-in-our-disappointments-to-see-the/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12e/ravi-zacharias-1158_appointments_god-makes-appointments-with-us-in-our-di_3190358.png) ## Other authors on Crosses ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crosses/ravi-zacharias/#itemlist", "name": "8 Crosses Quotes By Ravi Zacharias", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Outside of the cross of Jesus Christ, there is no hope in this world. That cross and resurrection at the core of the Gospel is the only hope for humanity. 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