“The cross shows us the seriousness of our sin,
but it also shows us the immeasurable love of God.” (Billy Graham)
The cross of Christ confuses me. I
know it was there that Jesus bought our salvation to Heaven with His death. (He paid the penalty
for our sin on the cross with the shedding of His blood.) I also am fully aware that the cross was a means of torture
the Romans used to send out a message to everyone viewing the people murdered slowly with this device (usually to follow scourging) that it
didn’t pay to rebel against the Romans.
I can understand why some people
wear decorative crosses around their neck. It has become both a symbol of
Christianity and eternal salvation through the shedding of Jesus blood. On the other hand, the cross was a cruel
torture device. Why would I either want to wear or decorate my home with a
torture device? Today it could be likened unto someone wearing a gold necklace
of an electric chair.
Whatever your opinion is on the
above subject, 1 Corinthians 1:18 (VOICE) tells us
just how important the message of the cross is to those who need it the most: For people who are stumbling toward ruin,
the message of the cross is nothing but a tall tale for fools by a fool. But
for those of us who are already experiencing the reality of being rescued and made right, it is nothing short
of God’s power. What are you doing to make that message known
to everyone all over the world?
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