Quotes about Sacrifice

At the place of execution he kissed the chains that were to bind him to the stake.

Shall I disdain to suffer at the stake, when my Redeemer did not refuse to suffer the most vile death upon the cross for me?

But it is a sad and fatal mistake to treat those other ways [atonement theories] as though they lay on the same plane with this one foundation way [penal substitutionary theory]; in reality the other "theories" of the atonement lose all their meaning unless they are taken in connection with this blessed "theory".

Good is never accomplished except at the cost of those who do it, truth never breaks through except through the sacrifice of those who spread it.

You either get tired fighting for peace, or you die.

People do not risk their lives in the face of persecution to uphold a view they believe to be in error or only somewhat probable.

Have you ever loved somebody, loved her completely, but had to end the relationship for life reasons?

Maturity starts with the willingness to give oneself.

Leave it all in the Hands that were wounded for you

To be a follower of the Crucified means, sooner or later, a personal encounter with the cross. And the cross always entails loss. The great symbol of Christianity means sacrifice and no one who calls himself a Christian can evade this stark fact.

Please," she whispered, her tears flowing unchecked. "Tell me what to say and I will say it gladly. If I have hurt your pride then take mine. I have no use for it without you.

Kenric grabbed her arms and pulled her closer, shaking her once. "I've told you it will make no difference! Why are you doing this?" "Because I love you," she whispered brokenly. Those were the words. Of any she could have said to him, those were the only ones that could crumble his defenses. He'd heard them too often in his mind, certain she would never think to use them as a weapon. They sliced through him as cleanly as the sharpest knife.