Christian Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

When people sugarcoat Christianity, arrange it all nicely, they have, in effect, taken away the Cross.

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

“When we lose the centrality of the cross, Christianity morphs into a religion of self-improvement and becomes about us, about our accomplishments, and about…

— Elyse M. Fitzpatrick

In the true, original, catholic, evangelical religion of Jesus Christ, and in this alone, all the divided religions of Christendom find their union, their…

— Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

The cross alone is our theology.

— Martin Luther

All religions will pass but this will remain: simply sitting in a chair and looking into the distance.

— Vasily Rozanov

The Church must be seen as the company of pilgrims on the way to the end of the world and the ends of the…

— Lesslie Newbigin

“The cross is not the terrible end to an otherwise godfearing and happy life, but it meets us at the beginning of our communion…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

European Christianity has allowed itself to be intimately united with the powers of this world. Now that these powers are falling, it is as…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

The holy Cross goes forward; it brings joy and consolation to every quarter where Christians live; and these God-fearing people, elated, stand in their…

— C.P. Cavafy

Religion is not an end in itself. One's union with God is the ultimate goal.

— Peace Pilgrim

When you fuse Christianity with power, it isn't long before Christians start imposing the cross on others rather than taking it up for themselves.

— Andrew Sullivan

Christianity is not a religion. Christianity is the proclamation of the end of religion, not of a new religion, or even of the best…

— Robert Farrar Capon