Crucifix Quote by Charles Williams

“The crucifixion should never be depicted. It is a horror to be veiled.”

— William Golding

“The crucified Christ, in short, gives us the “Magic Eye” to discern him in the depths of even the most horrifically violent portraits of…

— Gregory A. Boyd

“He was possessed now with that obsession for the cross in which so many lips have worn themselves away on crucifixes.”

— Émile Zola

“But, of old, there was One whose suffering changed an instrument of torture, degradation and shame, into a symbol of glory, honor, and immortal…

— Harriet Beecher Stowe

“God’s purpose at the cross was as real as was the guilt of the crucifiers.”

— J.I. Packer

“I have to say that I am much less impressed by crucifixion now that I am in childbirth. It is really not possible that…

— Philippa Gregory

“In allowing the crucifixion to take place, God did the world an incalculable favor. Though infinitely powerful, compassionate, and wise, he could think of…

— Steven Pinker

“In the midst of our pain-filled conversation, I recognized that we were sitting in the sacred, the holy. We had brushed against the eternal,…

— Kate McCord

“We slay the Love Idol at the site of the Crucifixion, nailing it to the cross.”

— Jennifer Dukes Lee

“a man of no religion, who dares use pain as a weapon, tainting it for mundane things”

— Aliette de Bodard

“Unfortunately, we forget the cruel details of the agonizing sacrifice God made on our behalf. Familiarity breeds complacency. Even before his crucifixion, the Son…

— Rick Warren

“There must be, and, if we are honest, there always will be at least one situation in our lives that we cannot fix, control,…

— Richard Rohr