“Come, and see the victories of the cross.  Christ’s wounds are thy healings, His agonies thy repose, His conflicts thy conquests, His groans thy songs, His pains thine ease, His shame thy glory, His death thy life, His sufferings, thy salvation.” - Matthew Henry

“The cross is not an isolated individual aspect of theology, but is itself the foundation of that theology.  The cross both dominates and permeates all true Christian theology, with its thread being woven throughout the entirety of its fabric.” - Gerald Hawthorne

“God gives the cross, and the cross gives us God.” - Madame Guyon

“The cross is God’s centerpiece on the table of time.” - Paul Guttke

“In the cross I see three things: First, a description of the depth of man’s sin.  Second, the overwhelming love of God.  Third, the only way to salvation.” - Billy Graham

“In the cross holiness and love, wrath and pity, justice and mercy, meet together, and kiss one another.” - W. H. T. Gairdner

“If Christ, by dying, has made full satisfaction, then God can consistently pardon the greatest of sinners that believe in Jesus.” - John Flavel

“By the cross we know the gravity of sin and the greatness of God’s love toward us.” - John Chrysostom

“Many evangelical leaders simply assume the message of the cross, but no longer lay much emphasis on it.” - D. A. Carson

“Christ’s blood is heaven’s key.” - Thomas Brooks