C. J. Mahaney Quotes

It was not the volume of sin that sent Christ to the cross; it was the fact of sin.

We are all culpable in the death of Christ. My sins, your sins put Him on that cross.

A lot of people say to me, 'Why did you kill Christ?' I dunno, it was one of those parties, got out of hand, you know.

Brown’s execution will make the gallows as glorious as the cross.

He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone.

Look to the cross, and hate your sin, for sin nailed your Well Beloved to the tree.

Apart from the cross, condemnation is normal. Without Jesus, we all deserve to be condemned and punished for sin. But here's the good news: 'There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus'.

Either sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God. Now if it is lying on your back, you are lost; but if it is resting on Christ, you are free, and you will be saved. Now choose what you want.

Forgiveness is the one unpardonable sin.

Look to the cross, and hate your sin, for sin nailed your Well Beloved to the tree. Look up to the cross, and you will kill sin, for the strength of Jesus' love will make you strong to put down your tendencies to sin.

It was Christ who willingly went to the cross, and it was our sins that took him there.

Such was the will of the Father that his Son, blessed and glorious, whom he gave to us, and who was born for us, should by his own blood, sacrifice, and oblation, offer himself on the altar of the cross, not for himself, by whom "all things were made," but for our sins, leaving us an example that we should follow his steps.

He who is penitent is almost innocent.

Too many think lightly of sin, and therefore think lightly of the Savior. He who has stood before his God, convicted and condemned, with the rope about his neck, is the man to weep for joy when he is pardoned, to hate the evil which has been forgiven him, and to live to the honor of the Redeemer by whose blood he has been cleansed.

If a man possesses a repentant spirit his sins will disappear, but if he has an unrepentant spirit his sins will continue and condemn him for their sake forever.

God led Jesus to a cross, not a crown, and yet that cross ultimately proved to be the gateway to freedom and forgiveness for every sinner in the world.

As he weeps to wicked birds of prey, who pick up on his bread crumb sins, and there are no sins inside the Gates of Eden.

The life of each and every one of us has been written. The crucifix is my autobiography. The blood is the ink. The nails the pen. The skin the parchment. On every line of that body I can trace my life. In the crown of thorns I can read my pride. In the hands that are dug with nails, I can read avarice and greed. In the flesh hanging from him like purple rags, I can read my lust. In feet that are fettered, I can find the times that I ran away and would not let him follow. Any sin that you can think of is written there.

In those moments when I'm obsessively counting my sins against me, it is good news to remember that God has counted my sins against Christ.

The only way to heal is to look at the Cross, to look at God Who takes upon Himself our sins: my sin is there.

It is never too late to turn from the errors of our ways: He who repents of his sins is almost innocent.

The more clearly we see sins horror, the more we shall treasure the cross.

That sorrow for sin that keeps the soul from looking towards the mercy seat is a sinful sorrow.

It is not possible that a just God should forgive people who are wicked because another person who was good endured agony by being nailed to a cross.

Either sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God.