{"id":2205,"date":"2017-08-17T10:51:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T10:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thescripturecache.com\/?p=2205"},"modified":"2024-01-16T15:40:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T15:40:14","slug":"jesus-amazing-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thescripturecache.com\/?p=2205","title":{"rendered":"Jesus&#8217; Amazing Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Views: 0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">[<strong>Note:\u00a0 <\/strong>This MS is available in larger font on our <strong>Brief Articles 1<\/strong>\u00a0 page.]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The centerpiece of God\u2019s plan to redeem sinful mankind\u2014yea, of history\u2014is the cross of Jesus Christ. The Gospel is the \u201cword of the cross,\u201d which is \u201cthe power and wisdom of God\u201d (1 Cor. 1:18, 23\u201324). Faithful preachers will preach the cross (2:2). Christians should glory in the cross (Gal. 6:14). The cross significantly demonstrates some extraordinary facts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The awfulness of sin:<\/strong> Most folk glorify and laugh at sin, but God and His Son did not\u2014and do not. The Righteous One suffered for the sins of the unrighteous (1 Pet. 3:18). Without His shed blood we could not be forgiven (Heb. 9:22b). Only by His sacrifice could He \u201cput away sin\u201d (v. 26b). Sin is so terrible it took the terror of the cross to save us from it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The love of God and Christ for Mankind:<\/strong> God\u2019s love caused Him to give His Son to save us (John 3:16). God demonstrated His love for sinners in the death of His Son (Rom. 5:8). Christ expressed His love for us on the cross (2 Cor. 5:14). God loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins (1 John 4:10). God\u2019s love and Jesus\u2019 cross are inseparable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The price of redemption:<\/strong> Christ gave Himself a ransom for all (1 Tim. 2:6). He \u201cpurchased\u201d the church with His blood (Acts 20:28). He \u201cgave himself up\u201d for the church (Eph. 5:25; Tit. 2:14). He redeemed us \u201cwith precious blood\u201d (1 Pet. 1:18\u201319). There could be no redemption without the cross.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The wickedness and cruelty of men:<\/strong> Isaiah foretold that Jesus would be \u201cdespised and rejected\u201d (Isa. 53:6\u20138). Judas betrayed Him for 30 coins. At Jesus\u2019 first trial, Peter thrice denied he knew Him. The Jewish rulers so hated Jesus that they violated the law and ignored justice. An irrational mob cried for His crucifixion. Pilate and Herod abused Him, and Pilate delivered Him to the cross while admitting He was innocent. The cross revealed the depths of cruelty and wickedness to which sinful men can plunge as they slew their only Savior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The nobility of meekness:<\/strong> He refused to call the angelic army to rescue Him (Mat. 26:53). To the taunts and wild charges, \u201che opened not his mouth\u201d in self-defense (Isa. 53:7; Mat. 27: 14). He allowed His captors to nail Him to the cross (John 10:18). \u201cWhen he was reviled, he reviled not again\u201d (1 Pet. 2:23). Jesus on the cross is meekness perfected.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unqualified obedience to God:<\/strong> Jesus came to do His Father\u2019s will (John 6:38). He went to the cross because God\u2019s plan and man\u2019s redemption required it (Mat. 26:39; Heb. 9:22). His obedience took Him to the cross\u2014the ultimate demonstration of obedience (Phi. 2:8).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">[<strong>Note:<\/strong> I wrote this article for and it was published in the <em>Denton Record-Chronicle, <\/em>Denton, TX, January 23, 2015.]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Attribution: <\/strong>Printed from <em>TheScripturecache.com<\/em>, owned and administered by Dub McClish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Views: 0[Note:\u00a0 This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1\u00a0 page.] The centerpiece of God\u2019s plan to redeem sinful mankind\u2014yea, of history\u2014is the cross of Jesus Christ. 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