Unless I understand the Cross, I cannot understand why my commitment to what is right must be precedence over what I prefer. Ravi Zacharias More Quotes by Ravi Zacharias More Quotes From Ravi Zacharias God makes appointments with us in our disappointments. To see the pattern we must take three steps involving the heart, the mind, and the cross Ravi Zacharias disappointmentchristiangod Most of the intellectual elite of the USA completely disavow the idea of absolute truth. Ravi Zacharias usaintellectualideas The visual can seduce you, leading to false deductions, and ultimately, even the finest ideas can be reduced. Take for example, sexuality. If it is reduced down to the moment and to pleasure, things like that, that's not what sexuality is all about. Sexuality was to be in tandem with the sacred, not amputated from it. Ravi Zacharias sacredexampleideas In the pursuit of truth, intent is prior to content, or to the availability of it. The love of truth and the willingness to submit to its demands is the first step. Ravi Zacharias availabilitydemandfirsts But life's joys are only joys if they can be shared. Ravi Zacharias ifsjoy Every religion at its core is exclusive. Ravi Zacharias exclusivecore When God is our Holy Father, sovereignty, holiness, omniscience, and immutability do not terrify us; they leave us full of awe and gratitude. Sovereignty is only tyrannical if it is unbounded by goodness; holiness is only terrifying if it is untempered by grace; omniscience is only taunting if it is unaccompanied by mercy; and immutability is only torturous if there is no guarantee of goodwill. Ravi Zacharias gratitudegracefather The more we see the unconscionable ends to which the human spirit can descend when it is determined to remain autonomous, the more our confidence in human methods diminishes. Ravi Zacharias determinedhumanityspirit Truth has been relegated to subjectivity; beauty has been subjugated to the beholder; and as millions are idiotized night after night, a global commune has been constructed with the arts enjoying a totalitarian rule. Ravi Zacharias subjectivitynightart Atheism is an exercise in intellectual contempt. Ravi Zacharias atheismintellectualexercise Jesus came to save souls in his fathers name with love and only love that is why he turned up as a man, so why can't we see his real message? Ravi Zacharias realfatherjesus As I see our world, I have never seen greater confusion, greater loss of meaning, greater uncertainty, and greater fear of what looms in front of us. Politics has gotten out of control everywhere. Nobody sees a mascot or a leader, and everyone wants to know what really lies ahead here. Ravi Zacharias our-worldlosslying The Cross of Christ is the crux of history. Without the Cross, history cannot be defined or corrected. Ravi Zacharias cruxcrosseschrist What we need is not a religion that is right where we are right, but one that is right where we are wrong. Ravi Zacharias mistakeneedsreligion Every worldview has to bring together reason and faith. Ravi Zacharias worldviewreasontogether Every time you get on your knees and pray to God, 'Holy' keeps the respect and reverence while 'Father' brings Him close & intimate. Ravi Zacharias kneesprayingfather The old Indian proverb holds true. Once you've cut off a person's nose, there's no point in giving him a rose to smell. Ravi Zacharias smellcuttinggiving I think the media plays into the hands of false induction, genuine seduction taking place, wrong deductions, and the inevitable reductions. That's the way and the path of the visual. Ravi Zacharias mediahandsthinking When we talk politics, we moralize. When we talk morality, we politicize. Ravi Zacharias morality The world is larger and more beautiful than my little struggle. Ravi Zacharias strugglebeautifulworld
