Change Quote by Pope Benedict XVI

“The key to inner transformation is the application of Christ's work on the cross for this life, not only for the life to come.”

— Nancy Pearcy

“Until the will and the affections are brought under the authority of Christ, we have not begun to understand, let alone accept, His Lordship.…

— Elisabeth Elliot

“The cross is the divine settlement with the divine condemnation of sin.”

— Herman Bavinck

Following Jesus means taking up one's own cross to accompany him on his path, an uncomfortable path that is not one of success or…

— Pope Francis

“Our cross is the point of our unlikeness to the image of Christ, where we must die to self in order to be raised…

— M. Robert Mulholland Jr

“The message of the cross is not only that there is nothing you can do to oblige God to accept you, but nothing you…

— David Robertson

“Righteousness and love, law and grace, life and death, as well as time and eternity all intersect at the cross; displaying a divine wisdom…

— Steven Cook

“In the cross, the Christian has seen the special Providence of God. He has,in forgiving and regenerating grace, experienced Providence in his heart. From…

— Anonymous

“The cross represents, not light, but hope. The hope that one day, when we actually do perish, we will be taken into the light.”

— Tyree Campbell

“Carry your cross, follow Christ.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“The theology of the cross is not a cerebral thing; it profoundly affects our Christian experience and existence, making demands upon our whole lives…

— Carl R. Trueman

The Cross sanctifies the ego trip. For the Cross protected our Lord's perfect self-esteem from turning into sinful pride.

— Robert H. Schuller