Quotes on the Cross of Christ

The atoning death of Jesus — the blood that cleanses, and the glory of the cross.

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
— Galatians 6:14

16 quotations from 5 writers, each traced to the exact paragraph it comes from.

Charles H. Spurgeon 8

  1. The Lord cannot read our pardon written in the blood of His own Son, and then smite us.
    All of Grace, ch. 5 ¶9
  2. Little-faith was bought with the blood of Christ; ay, and he cost as much as Great-faith.
    Gleanings Among the Sheaves, ch. 2 ¶14
  3. Though they know a little about Christ on Calvary, they know nothing about Christ in the heart.
    Gleanings Among the Sheaves, ch. 12 ¶7
  4. If thou wouldst find thy way to God's bright throne, find first thy way to Jesus' cross; if thou wouldst know the way to happiness, tread in that path of misery which Jesus trod.
    Gleanings Among the Sheaves, ch. 16 ¶11
  5. There are some sciences that may be learned by the head, but the science of Christ crucified can only be learned by the heart.
    Gleanings Among the Sheaves, ch. 17 ¶5
  6. Let us ever remember that Christ on the cross is of no value to us apart from the Holy Spirit in us.
    Gleanings Among the Sheaves, ch. 19 ¶3
  7. Not for confession, nor for reformation, but in connection with them we find pardon by faith in the blood of Jesus.
  8. Come, my soul, pluck up courage, and put down thy feet in the blood-marked footprints which thy Lord has left thee.

Gareth Evans 2

  1. The only way man can approach God is through the shed blood of a lamb.
    He Holds My Tomorrows, ch. 7 ¶31
  2. To those who have placed their trust in the finished work of Calvary, there is no more condemnation but an access into the presence and fellowship of God.
    He Holds My Tomorrows, ch. 7 ¶34

Hudson Taylor 3

  1. Our true self-denial, self-emptying, and giving for Christ's cause practically show our real estimate of the value of the Cross of Christ, our real love for the Christ who was crucified for us.
    Separation and Service, ch. 4 ¶65
  2. Self-denial surely means something far greater than some slight insignificant lessening of our self-indulgences!
    Self-Denial versus Self-Assertion ¶3
  3. The God of the Bible is a God who punishes sin, and cannot pardon without atonement.
    Under the Shepherd's Care ¶2

Jonathan Edwards 1

  1. Christ never so eminently appeared for divine justice, and yet never suffered so much from divine Justice, as when he offered up himself a sacrifice for our sins.
    The Excellency of Christ ¶71

Thomas à Kempis 2

  1. To glory in adversity is not hard for the man who loves, for this is to glory in the cross of the Lord.
    The Imitation of Christ, ch. 32 ¶3
  2. A man’s true progress consists in denying himself, and the man who has denied himself is truly free and secure.
    The Imitation of Christ, ch. 77 ¶6