3 Things : About The Cross

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The Cross :

1.) Is where God and Man may meet and become "One" Spiritually.
The Cross is the Eternal Gateway which allows any and all sinners to enter God's Kingdom, forever.

The Preaching of the Cross:

2.) Is how God calls mankind to "come and become ONE with ME".
The "Preaching of the Cross.. is THE POWER.....OF GOD.....Unto Salvation".
No Cross = No Salvation
No "preaching of the Cross" = No TRUE Gospel being preached.


3.) Jesus didnt have to go to The Cross.

Thats a fact.

Jesus went to the Cross for 2 reasons.

A.) Because He wanted to please His Father, by obeying His Father's will.

This is why Jesus said...>" Not My will, but YOURS (Father) i will do".

B.) The other reason Jesus went to the Cross is because Jesus loves you more then you realize.
Jesus loves you so much, that even tho it cost Him His LIFE, He was willing to die just for YOU. (And He did).... = So that by His Sacrifice on The Cross, you can realize just how much God loves you, and Just how far God is willing to go so that you can be restored into God's Eternal Family.
See, Jesus understood that "If i die for them ALL, then ALL of them may come to the Cross by FAITH.. and become "IN Christ", "ONE with God".... Redeemed, Forgiven, and : ....
= Born again = Forever.
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Now, reader...

See what you just read. And notice the part about God's infinite and amazing love for you?
How does that make you feel?
And THAT, reader, is how it makes an unbeliever feel, when you tell them that GOSPEL.
See, that is how you "win souls"... That is how you "lead people to Christ".
= You show them God's love, as Jesus's love, and that is : The CROSS.
That is the POWER of the Cross, and it is so powerful, when it's heard, that faith comes to the heart of the hearer, just by hearing it.. As that is the power of God, unto Salvation.. That is the Holy Spirit using that Gospel of LOVE to bring a sinner to Christ.
Remember that, as you are going to have opportunity to tell someone.
Show them that Love of God.. Show them that CROSS of Christ.

= Share that "Gospel of the Grace of God"..

- God bless you.
 
We fail to preach the Cross correctly when we neglect to highlight its saving efficacy ! One writer wrote:
. The Gospel is reduced to a truncated word about the cross, without its efficacy, design, power and purpose. That by ‘one offering He hath perfected forever them that are sanctified’ (Heb. 10:14) belongs in the closet, it is too definite. Soteriology and the saving efficacy of the cross in Christology, likewise join God’s Sovereignty in the theological closet, especially on the mission field. https://www.godsonlygospel.com/the-doctrines-of-the-gospel-part-2 paragraph 14,15
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Its because of its saving efficacy Paul gloried/boasted only in it Gal 6:14

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.

To be crucified to the world, and the world crucified to us is Salvation folks
 
brightfame52 said:
We fail to preach the Cross correctly when we neglect to highlight its saving efficacy ! One writer wrote:


Its because of its saving efficacy Paul gloried/boasted only in it Gal 6:14

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.

To be crucified to the world, and the world crucified to us is Salvation folks
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nope Paul didn't mention salvation you added that to scripture once again.

Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh are trying to compel you to be circumcised. The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ. 13 Not even those who are circumcised keep the law, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast about your circumcision in the flesh. 14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which[a] the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
 
civic said:
nope Paul didn't mention salvation you added that to scripture once again.

Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh are trying to compel you to be circumcised. The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ. 13 Not even those who are circumcised keep the law, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast about your circumcision in the flesh. 14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which[a] the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
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The way to deny truth !
 
brightfame52 said:
To be crucified to the world, and the world crucified to us is Salvation folks
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Jesus is Salvation...

See The Cross, for the Update....

So...Actually, '""being crucified to the world, and the world to the believer""", is their Discipleship perfected, because they have "worked out their salvation". They have gained full "knowledge of God"..., and they would never be a Calvinist or any "Cultist" who is found trying to SELL a cult theology like Calvinism, or Mormonism or Catholicism.
 
The offense of the cross’​
Read I Corinthians 1:17-31

By ‘the cross’, Paul did not mean the material cross. That is offensive to no one. It is a piece of jewelry. It is a universal symbol of religious sentimentalism at best, and outright idolatry at worst. Nor does he mean the mere historic fact of the cross. The fact of the crucifixion is a part of history which everyone accepts. When Paul talks about the cross, he is talking about the doctrine of the cross: substitutionary redemption, blood atonement, free justification, complete pardon in Christ. He is talking about the preaching of the cross. By the preaching of the cross I mean the proclamation of its necessity, its nature and its efficacy.

The preaching of the cross was an offense to the religious, self-righteous Jew and to the proud intellectual Greek. If Paul had been willing to allow that man had any part in the work of salvation, both the Jew and the Gentile would have accepted his doctrine. But he would not allow any space for man. He declared that salvation was altogether the work of the triune God. It is a work of the grace of God, through the mediation of Christ and by the Power of the Holy Spirit. It is not a co-operative effort of God and man. It is a co-operative act of God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

The preaching of the cross offends the pride and dignity of man. It is a vivid reminder of man’s sin and hatred of God, In its profound simplicity, it offends the wisdom of man. The inventions of man’s religion are declared to be vanity. It is offensive because it puts all men upon one level! Princes and paupers, moralist and harlots, scholars and drunkards are all the same in the eyes of God. All are sinners. And if any enter into glory, they must all stoop down and enter in at the door of the cross, elbow to elbow. Indeed, God is no respecter of persons.

But there are some to whom the cross is no offense. To them who are called, it is the power of God and the wisdom of God! Has God removed from your heart the offense of the cross? Do you now see its wisdom and beauty? Have you entered in by faith through the door of the cross? If so, give thanks to God alone! http://www.donfortner.com/html_firm/Grace For Today.htm
 

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