The cross is the place
where Jesus Christ was crucified.
The preaching of the cross
is to them that perish foolishness;
but unto us which are saved
it is the power of God.
God forbid that I should glory,
save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The cross is the wooden instrument on which Jesus died. It is also the center of the gospel. On the cross Jesus bore the sins of the world. God’s justice and mercy met there. The crucifixion of Jesus and the death of Jesus are the historical event. The cross is the meaning of that event for salvation.
The cross was not an accident. It was the planned purpose of God. The message of the cross is the power of God to those who are being saved.
The preaching of the cross
is the power of God.
He bare our sins in his own body
on the tree.
God forbid that I should glory,
save in the cross.
- 1 Corinthians 1:18 calls the preaching of the cross the power of God to the saved.
- Galatians 6:14 is Paul’s only boast: the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Peter 2:24 says He bare our sins in His own body on the tree.
- Colossians 2:14 says the handwriting against us was nailed to the cross.
- Ephesians 2:16 says both Jew and Gentile are reconciled to God in one body by the cross.
- The cross is both the foundation of faith and the pattern for life.
- 1 Corinthians 1:18 – “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”
- Galatians 6:14 – “But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.”
- 1 Peter 2:24 – “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”
- Colossians 2:14 – “Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.”
- Ephesians 2:16 – “And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby.”
- John 12:32-33 – “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. This he said, signifying what death he should die.”
- Romans 5:8 – “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
- Luke 9:23 – “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.”
- Isaiah 53:5-6 – “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities… and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree.
The cross is the place where Jesus died for the sins of the world. It is the power of God unto salvation and the only boast of the believer.
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