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> [“It’s so hard for us to let go of the sword and take the hand of the crucified one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zahnd/it-s-so-hard-for-us-to-let-go-of-the-sword-and-take-the-hand-of-the/)

[Brian Zahnd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zahnd/)

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## More by Brian Zahnd

> [“The cross is shock therapy for a world addicted to solving its problems through violence. The cross shocks us into the devastating realization that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zahnd/the-cross-is-shock-therapy-for-a-world-addicted-to-solving-its/)

[Brian Zahnd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zahnd/)

> [“We are mad if we imagine that the God of love revealed in Jesus will bless us in waging war.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zahnd/we-are-mad-if-we-imagine-that-the-god-of-love-revealed-in-jesus-will/)

[Brian Zahnd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zahnd/)

> [“In short the problem is this: far too few who believe in the risen Christ actually believe in his revolutionary ideas. There is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zahnd/in-short-the-problem-is-this-far-too-few-who-believe-in-the-risen/)

[Brian Zahnd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zahnd/)

> [“We forget that when we see Christ dead upon the cross, we discover a God who would rather die than kill his enemies. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zahnd/we-forget-that-when-we-see-christ-dead-upon-the-cross-we-discover-a/)

[Brian Zahnd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zahnd/)

> [“Christian happiness is based in the conviction that because of the accomplishments of Christ, the future is a friend.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zahnd/christian-happiness-is-based-in-the-conviction-that-because-of-the/)

[Brian Zahnd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zahnd/)

> [“(At this point some readers are quite likely to close this book and never open it again … but I hope you will press…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zahnd/at-this-point-some-readers-are-quite-likely-to-close-this-book-and/)

[Brian Zahnd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zahnd/)

> [“There is a sense in which we create religion as a category to keep Jesus from meddling with our cherished ideas about nationalism, freedom,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zahnd/there-is-a-sense-in-which-we-create-religion-as-a-category-to-keep/)

[Brian Zahnd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zahnd/)

> [“Satan never tempted Jesus with evil; Satan tempted Jesus with good. Satan enticed Jesus to go ahead and do good and to bring it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zahnd/satan-never-tempted-jesus-with-evil-satan-tempted-jesus-with-good/)

[Brian Zahnd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zahnd/)

> [“The appropriate response to this gospel proclamation is to rethink everything in the light of the risen and ascended Christ and live accordingly. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zahnd/the-appropriate-response-to-this-gospel-proclamation-is-to-rethink/)

[Brian Zahnd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zahnd/)

> [“It’s not enough to believe in Jesus; we also have to believe in the Jesus way!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zahnd/it-s-not-enough-to-believe-in-jesus-we-also-have-to-believe-in-the/)

[Brian Zahnd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zahnd/)

> [“It’s so hard for us to let go of the sword and take the hand of the crucified one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zahnd/it-s-so-hard-for-us-to-let-go-of-the-sword-and-take-the-hand-of-the/)

[Brian Zahnd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zahnd/)

> [“I learned that it is much easier to unite people around a Jesus who hates our enemies and blesses our wars than it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zahnd/i-learned-that-it-is-much-easier-to-unite-people-around-a-jesus-who/)

[Brian Zahnd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zahnd/)

> [“The problem with our “change the world” rhetoric is that it is too often a thinly veiled grasp for power and a quest for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zahnd/the-problem-with-our-change-the-world-rhetoric-is-that-it-is-too/)

[Brian Zahnd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zahnd/)

> [“Christianity’s first apostles evangelized, not by trying to sign people up for an apocalyptic evacuation, but by announcing the arrival of a new world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zahnd/christianity-s-first-apostles-evangelized-not-by-trying-to-sign/)

[Brian Zahnd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zahnd/)

> [“The fall of communism had more to do with prayer meetings in Poland than bombs dropped on Cambodia.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zahnd/the-fall-of-communism-had-more-to-do-with-prayer-meetings-in-poland/)

[Brian Zahnd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zahnd/)

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