Christ Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The cross of Christ is the pledge to us that the deepest suffering may be the condition of the highest blessing; the sign, not…

— Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

The cross means suffering. Suffering's meaning is to be learned through the cross.

— Elisabeth Elliot

The cross is suffering with Christ.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“The cross is not the suffering tied to being natural existence, but the suffering tied to being Christians. The cross is never simply a…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“We use the word cross in our hymns, in our piety, in our prayers, and in our pastoral language. But we use it too…

— John Howard Yoder

“The cross is not the suffering tied to natural existence, but the suffering tied to being Christians. The cross is never simply a matter…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Cross is the approbation of our existence, not in words, but in an act so completely radical that it caused God to become…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“The cross is the place where heaven meets earth and grace erupts. The cross is the place where Jesus does not simply meet our…

— Matt Farlow

The Cross of Christ bears the suffering and the sin of mankind, including our own. Jesus accepts all this with open arms, bearing on…

— Pope Francis

The cross of Christ exists because mankind-loved by God, created by God, set in motion by God-betrayed God and prefers his stuff to him.

— Matt Chandler

The cross is the place where, and the means by which, God loved us to the uttermost.

— N. T. Wright

To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer