Thursday, May 13, 2010

The Centrality of the Cross

A followup / addendum to my previous post.  SDG

"For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified." - 1 Cor 2:2

"In him (Christ) we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace" - Eph 1:7

"He (Christ) entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of goats and calves but by the means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption." - Heb 9:12

"You were ransomed...with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot." - 1 Pet 1:18-19

"Christ crucified is the burden of our preaching and the substance of our belief, from first to last. At no time in the saint's life does he cease to need the cross" - Horatius Bonar

"The underlying foundation of the Christian faith is the undeserved, limited miracle of the love of God that was exhibited on the Cross of Calvary; a love that is not earned and can never be" - Oswald Chambers

"Herein is love, which led the Redeemer to lay down His life for His enemies!  It is not enough, however, to admire the spectacle of the innocent bleeding for the guilty; we must make sure of our interest in it. The special purpose of the Messiah's death was the salvation of His church." - C.H. Spurgeon

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