The Cross

When Jesus Christ was put to death by being nailed to a wooden cross, wicked people thought they were just executing a man who was disturbing their way of life. They did not realize that the Cross was planned by God, from the beginning of the world.

God Deals With All Sin

Through His son’s death on the Cross, the great Creator God was dealing with every person’s sin, suffering and sorrow. Jesus was dying in the place of every individual in the world. Receiving personally what he has done on the Cross, bring the answer to all our needs.

1. God reveals His power through the Cross:

1 Corinthians 1:18

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

2. God shows His love on the Cross:

Romans 5:8

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

3. God removed our sorrows on the Cross:

 Isaiah 53:4

Surely He has borne our grief’s
 And carried our sorrows;
 Yet we esteemed Him stricken,
 Smitten by God, and afflicted.

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"Jesus is the yes to every promise of God." - William Barclay —

Proverbs 29:25

Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.

Jesus told us not to fear other human opponents (Lk. 12:4-5). When we try to please others, when we fear what others may say or do to us, we place ourselves in a position of great vulnerability. Our lives no longer remain our own. We become captive to what others think, want, or threaten. We are only to trust the LORD and reverence him. In God is our safety, both now, and forevermore.