. . . an absurd problem came to the surface: 'How COULD God permit that (crucifixion of Jesus Christ)!' . . .… — Friedrich Nietzsche 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
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
“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
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
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
“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
“[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
“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
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
“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
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
“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
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
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
“We would either have a silent, a soft, a perfumed cross, sugared and honeyed with the consolations of Christ, or we faint;… — Samuel Rutherford Copy Share Image
A good friend, who knows whereof he speaks, has observed of trials, ‘If it’s fair, it is not a true trial!’ That… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Remember that each of us has his own cross. The Golgotha of this cross is our heart: it is being lifted or… — Theophan the Recluse Copy Share Image
I keep wondering if, say, there is intelligent life on other planets, the scientists argue that something like two percent of the… — Donald Barthelme 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
So shall we join the disciples of our Lord, keeping faith in Him in spite of the crucifixion, and making ready, by… — Phillips Brooks Copy Share Image
The general opinion of “Revenge of the Sith” seems to be that it marks a distinct improvement on the last two episodes,… — Anthony Lane Copy Share Image
“I have tried to understand what crucifixion must feel like. I just know that the pain must be beyond what I have… — Marina Nemat 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 utter failure came at the Crucifixion in the tragic words, 'My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?' If you… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
People will listen to sophisticated physicists, using God as a kind of metaphor for the deep constants, the deep problems, the deep… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Do you know what's most interesting? Working with the very strong restrictions of the institution. In the Renaissance, the aristocrats would order… — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
“In allowing the crucifixion to take place, God did the world an incalculable favor. Though infinitely powerful, compassionate, and wise, he could… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
The Gospels were written in such temporal and geographical proximity to the events they record that it would have been almost impossible… — William Lane Craig 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 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/quotes/i/228/swindoll-charles-r-34399_crucifixion_jesus-tilted-his-head-back-pulled-up-one_3140633.jpg)
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