The Cross of Jesus Quotes

“In his High Priestly prayer, he said, “I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do” (John 17:4). He could shout the word “tetelestai” because he was a faithful Savior who accomplished the Father’s will. Jesus was faithful in spite of satanic opposition, in spite of the blindness and disobedience of the religious leaders, even in spite of the stupidity and slowness to believe of his own disciples. When sinful people were doing their worst, Jesus Christ was giving his best; and he did it because he loved the Father and loved a world of lost sinners. Jesus Christ is still a faithful Servant. Having finished His work on earth, he is now faithfully serving his people in heaven as High Priest and Advocate (Heb. 4:14–16; 1 John 2:1–3). When we’re tempted, we can come to his throne and receive the grace and mercy we need. If we sin, we can come to our heavenly Advocate, confess our sins, and be forgiven (1 John 1:9–2:2). He is faithful to deliver us in times of temptation (1 Cor. 10:13), faithful to forgive us when we fall, and faithful to keep us until we meet him face to face (2 Tim. 1:12; Jude 24).”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, The Cross of Jesus: What His Words from Calvary Mean for Us

“Not all the blood of beasts, On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away the stain. But Christ the heavenly Lamb, Takes all our sins away; A sacrifice of nobler name And richer blood than they. (Isaac Watts)”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, The Cross of Jesus: What His Words from Calvary Mean for Us

“Lifted up was He to die, “It is finished” was His cry; Now in heav’n exalted high, Hallelujah, what a Savior! (Philip P. Bliss)”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, The Cross of Jesus: What His Words from Calvary Mean for Us

“When you and I are hurting, whether it’s physical or emotional pain, we’re tempted to say, “I wonder if God really loves me. I wonder if he cares.” We know the answer. He does love us; he does care; he always will love us and care for us. God’s holy character is much greater than our feelings, and his promises never fail. He’s working out his purposes for us, even though he doesn’t always explain his reasons.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, The Cross of Jesus: What His Words from Calvary Mean for Us

“That’s the message of the gospel: the work of salvation is completed. It is finished. There’s nothing we can add to it, and to add to it would mean taking away from it. God offers the lost world a finished work, a completed salvation. All the sinner has to do is believe on Jesus Christ. The Book of Hebrews explains this completed salvation: “But now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many” (Heb. 9:26–28). “For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.… But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God.…” (Heb. 10:4, 12). The work of salvation is completed. “It is finished!” Our Lord died, was buried, arose from the dead, and returned to glory. There he sat down because the work was finished (Heb. 1:3). In the Old Testament tabernacle, there were no chairs because the priests’ work was never finished. But Jesus Christ sat down in heaven because his work was finished. Since salvation is a finished work, we dare not add anything to it, take anything from it, or substitute anything for it. There is only one way of salvation: personal faith in the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ. When my Lord died, he cried, “Tetelestai! It is finished!” It was a familiar word shouted by a faithful Savior about a finished work. It has well been said that Jesus didn’t make the “down payment” on the cross and then expect us to keep up the installments. Salvation isn’t on the installment plan. Jesus paid it all, and that means that redemption is a finished work. Lifted up was He to die, “It is finished” was His cry; Now in heav’n exalted high, Hallelujah, what a Savior! (Philip P. Bliss) Is he your Savior? He can be if you will accept his finished work on the cross, make it personal (“Christ died for my sins”), and ask Jesus to save you. “For whoever calls upon the name of the LORD shall be saved” (Joel 2:32; Acts 2:21; Rom. 10:13).”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, The Cross of Jesus: What His Words from Calvary Mean for Us

“Tetelestai” was a familiar word shouted by a faithful Savior. He came to do the Father’s will and he did it. He came to purchase our redemption and he did it. He came to do a great work, the work of salvation, and he finished that work. From the beginning of his life on earth to the day he returned to the Father, Jesus was faithful to do what the Father commanded.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, The Cross of Jesus: What His Words from Calvary Mean for Us

“If we are really constrained by love, then we see every lost sinner we meet—including those who persecute us—as candidates for the new creation.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, The Cross of Jesus: What His Words from Calvary Mean for Us

“The fundamental problem lost sinners face isn’t that they’re sick and need a remedy. The problem is that they’re “dead in trespasses and sins” (Eph. 2:1) and need to experience resurrection.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, The Cross of Jesus: What His Words from Calvary Mean for Us

“If our faith in Jesus Christ isolates us from those who need him, there’s something wrong with our faith—and our love.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, The Cross of Jesus: What His Words from Calvary Mean for Us

“Grace is simply the undeserved favor of God. You can’t earn it, buy it, or work for it. You can only receive grace as a gift.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, The Cross of Jesus: What His Words from Calvary Mean for Us

“The way to God was opened, not by the life of Jesus or the example of Jesus, not even by the teaching of Jesus, but by the death of Jesus on the cross. “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God.…” (1 Peter 3:18).”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, The Cross of Jesus: What His Words from Calvary Mean for Us

“In his “birth announcement,” Jesus declared that his incarnation gave to him a body that he would offer as a sacrifice for the sins of the world. Therefore, when he came into the world, he said: Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You have prepared for Me. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure. Then I said, “Behold, I have come—in the volume of the book it is written of Me—to do Your will, O God.” (Heb. 10:5–7)”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, The Cross of Jesus: What His Words from Calvary Mean for Us

“The cross was a divine assignment, not a human accident; it was a God-given obligation, not a human option.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, The Cross of Jesus: What His Words from Calvary Mean for Us

“Unless we go back to the cross, we can’t go forward in our Christian life.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, The Cross of Jesus: What His Words from Calvary Mean for Us