--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: In every Christian's Heart, there is a…" description: "\"In every Christian's Heart, there is a cross and a throne, and the Christian is on the throne till he puts himself on the cross; if he refuses the cros..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f4/anonymous-1_backsliding_in-every-christian-s-heart-there-is-a-cr_1572988.jpg" --- # In every Christian's Heart, there is a cross and a throne… ![“In every Christian's Heart, there is a cross and a throne, and the Christian is on the throne till he puts himself on the cross; if he refuses the cross, he remains on the throne. Perhaps this is at the bottom of the backsliding and worldliness among Gospel believers today. We want to be saved…” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f4/anonymous-1_backsliding_in-every-christian-s-heart-there-is-a-cr_1572988.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f4/anonymous-1_backsliding_in-every-christian-s-heart-there-is-a-cr_1572988.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f4/anonymous-1_backsliding_in-every-christian-s-heart-there-is-a-cr_1572988.jpg) > “In every Christian's Heart, there is a cross and a throne, and the Christian is on the throne till he puts himself on the cross; if he refuses the cross, he remains on the throne. Perhaps this is at the bottom of the backsliding and worldliness among Gospel believers today. We want to be saved, but we insist that Christ do all the dying. No cross for us, no dethronement, no dying. We remain king within the little kingdom of man's soul and wear our tinsel crown with all the pride of a caesar; but we doom ourselves to shadows and weakness and spiritual sterility.” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The quote warns that believers who avoid personal sacrifice remain spiritually stagnant, leading to backsliding and emptiness. **In simple terms:** Avoiding sacrifice leads to spiritual emptiness. Key Takeaway Embrace personal sacrifice for growth. Themes spirituality humility self‑sacrifice faith Mood reflective serious Type theological motivational When to use this quote - personal ministry - spiritual retreats - leadership training Key Concepts theology psychology discipline Questions to Reflect On - What sacrifices are you avoiding? - How does pride hinder your faith? 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That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-ll-seldom-experience-regret-for-anything-that-you-ve-done-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More Backsliding quotes > [Prayer is the way you defeat the devil, reach the lost, restore a backslider, strengthen the saints, send missionaries out, cure the sick, accomplish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-jeremiah/prayer-is-the-way-you-defeat-the-devil-reach-the-lost-restore-a/) [David Jeremiah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-jeremiah/) > [However advanced a man may be in piety or age; he is still in danger of falling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-simeon/however-advanced-a-man-may-be-in-piety-or-age-he-is-still-in-danger/) [Charles Simeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-simeon/) > [The deadly monotony of Christian country life where there are no beggars to feed, no drunkards to credit, which are among the moral duties…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corra-may-harris/the-deadly-monotony-of-christian-country-life-where-there-are-no/) [Corra May Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corra-may-harris/) > [What to one man is the virtue which he has sunk below the possibility of aspiring to, is to another the backsliding by which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-eliot/what-to-one-man-is-the-virtue-which-he-has-sunk-below-the-possibility/) [George Eliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-eliot/) > [Never mind these failures, these little backslidings; hold the ideal a thousand times, and if you fail a thousand times, make the attempt once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/never-mind-these-failures-these-little-backslidings-hold-the-ideal-a/) [Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/) > [Those who fall away have never been thoroughly imbued with the knowledge of Christ but only had a slight and passing taste of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-calvin/those-who-fall-away-have-never-been-thoroughly-imbued-with-the/) [John Calvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-calvin/) > [“around us we may find ourselves either backsliding in our walks,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-houge/around-us-we-may-find-ourselves-either-backsliding-in-our-walks/) [Adam Houge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-houge/) > [What is the cause of most backslidings? I believe, as a general rule, one of the chief causes is neglect of private prayer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-ryle/what-is-the-cause-of-most-backslidings-i-believe-as-a-general-rule/) [J. C. Ryle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-ryle/) > [Men fall in private long before they fall in public.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-ryle/men-fall-in-private-long-before-they-fall-in-public/) [J. C. Ryle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-ryle/) > [The Christian life is never static. One must either grow in grace, or there will be backsliding and deterioration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-allen-ironside/the-christian-life-is-never-static-one-must-either-grow-in-grace-or/) [Henry Allen Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-allen-ironside/) > [Are you tempted? Look unto Jesus. Are you afflicted? Look unto Jesus. Do all speak evil of you? Look unto Jesus. Do you feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-ryle/are-you-tempted-look-unto-jesus-are-you-afflicted-look-unto-jesus-do/) [J. C. Ryle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-ryle/) > [If repentance is neglected for an instant, one can lose the power of the Resurrection as he lives with the weakness of tepidity and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-john-chrysostom/if-repentance-is-neglected-for-an-instant-one-can-lose-the-power-of/) [Saint John Chrysostom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-john-chrysostom/) > [I never yet have heard of a good man having fallen when he was trying to do Christ's will and trusting on Christ's help.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-l-cuyler/i-never-yet-have-heard-of-a-good-man-having-fallen-when-he-was-trying/) [Theodore L. 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