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Crucifixion Quotes

There are four great events in history, the siege of Troy, the life and crucifixion of Christ, the exile of Krishna in Brindaban and the colloquy on the field of Kurukshetra. The siege of Troy created Hellas, the exile

There are four great events in history, the siege of Troy, the life and crucifixion of Christ, the exile of Krishna in Brindaban and the colloquy on the field of Kurukshetra. The siege of Troy created Hellas, the exile in Brindaban created devotional religion, (for before there was only meditation and worship), Christ from his cross humanized Europe, the colloquy at Kurukshetra will yet liberate humanity.

Sri Aurobindo
Europe, Crucifixion Of Christ, Meditation
"Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita" by Paul Molinari, 1993.

It costs God nothing, so far as we know, to create nice things: but to convert rebellious wills cost Him crucifixion.

C. S. Lewis
Nice, Crucifixion Of Christ, Cost
C.S. Lewis (1960). “Mere Christianity”

Nobody's perfect. The only one that ever was, was crucified.

Loretta Lynn
Easter, Crucifixion Of Christ, Perfect
Loretta Lynn (2010). “Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter”, p.12, Vintage

If you want resurrection, you must have crucifixion... The hoarder, the one in us that wants to keep, to hold on, must be killed.

Joseph Campbell
Want, Resurrection, Crucifixion

If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas.

Jean Cocteau
Crucifixion Of Christ, Crowds, Crucifixion
Le Coq et l'Arlequin (1918) in Le Rappel ... l'ordre (Recall to Order, 1926) p. 39

The primary source of the appeal of Christianity was Jesus - His incarnation, His life, His crucifixion, and His resurrection.

Kenneth Scott Latourette
Easter, Jesus, Crucifixion Of Christ

Every time that I think of the crucifixion of Christ, I commit the sin of envy.

Simone Weil
Thinking, Crucifixion Of Christ, Envy
Waiting on God Letter 4 (1950)

Forgiveness is the reason for the crucifixion, and the crucifixion is the reason for the Incarnation.

Peter Kreeft
Reason, Incarnation, Crucifixion
Peter Kreeft (2001). “Catholic Christianity: A Complete Catechism of Catholic Beliefs Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church”

This is the crucifixion of Christ: in which He dies again and again in the individuals who were made to share the joy and freedom of His grace, and who deny Him.

Thomas Merton
Crucifixion Of Christ, Joy, Grace
Thomas Merton (1998). “The Seven Storey Mountain”, p.158, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

A good friend, who knows whereof he speaks, has observed of trials, ‘If it’s fair, it is not a true trial!’ That is, without the added presence of some inexplicableness and some irony and injustice, the experience may not stretch us or lift us sufficiently. The crucifixion of Christ was clearly the greatest injustice in human history, but the Savior bore up under it with majesty and indescribable valor.

Neal A. Maxwell
Adversity, Good Friend, Crucifixion Of Christ

I went to church every Sunday...I understood Christmas and what Easter was about. I understood the persecution of Christ, the crucifixion of Christ, the Resurrection of Christ. I understood all that but I have to say that beyond that...for me, my knowledge after that was quite vague.

Juan Pablo Di Pace
Easter, Sunday, Crucifixion Of Christ
Source: www.beliefnet.com

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