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Aug 2, 2013 · 1. Through Christ’s death on the cross, those who turn to Him are delivered from the penalty of sin. This is clearly the meaning of the words, “He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree.”
Christian, how does the cross play a part in your life today? Sure, you understand what I mean by the Gospel, but when it comes to that very same Gospel, does it still apply to you today or was that a “one time thing?” Does the cross get bigger for you each day?
- The cross is a Trinitarian event. The Christian faith is distinctively Trinitarian and cross-shaped. Therefore, the cross must reveal the Trinity. God the Father sent the Son to save the world, the Son submitted to the Father’s will, and the Spirit applies the work of redemption to Jesus followers.
- The cross is the center of the story of the Scripture. A Bible without a cross is a Bible without a climax, a Bible without an ending, a Bible without a solution.
- The cross redefines power in the kingdom. Jesus’s announcement that the kingdom of God has come is conclusively revealed in the Christ-event on the cross.
- The cross inaugurates the new covenant. At the Last Supper Jesus interprets his death as bringing in the new covenant. It is by his body and blood that his new community is formed.
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Mar 31, 2015 · Quiet My Soul Remember. In the contemporary hymn, Lead Me to the Cross, singers quickly come to a line which goes, “Quiet my soul remember …”. It’s the second line of the song. Only the ...
Although we have been focusing on, “Lead me to the cross,” today we come to the other side of the cross. And what we find here, on the other side, is that the cross is not the final destination, that death does not get the last word. (Read Matthew 28:1-10 and pray.) ——————————————–.
