Sep 29, 2009
Five Reasons to Love the Cross
1. In it, our sin against God is revealed. At the cross, we see how infinitely God hates our sin. He hates it so much that it took the death of God’s only son to right the wrongs it caused. If we think of sin as no big deal, the cross shows us how big a deal it really is. The cross cries, “This is how evil you are.”
2. In it, the righteousness of God is vindicated. I love the fact that God is just, that He will leave no sin unpunished. If God is not just, we are not safe. However, because the Judge of all the earth can and will do right, we can rest in knowing that His justice will be vindicated. The main way he demonstrates His justice (besides consigning people to eternal hell) is by killing His Son for our sins. Here, God demonstrates His righteousness. All the years in the Old Testament that God seemingly simply passed over people’s sins and they received no consequence is now given a just demonstration. The Cross cries, “This is how just God is.”
3. In it, the love of God is displayed. When we look at the cross, we see how much God loves us. “By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us.” And what was “his life?” A life of perfect beauty. The lovely one gave his life for hideous ones. The righteous laid his life down for the unrighteous. The cross cries, “This is how much I love you.”
4. In it, the glory of Christ is unveiled. If one God-man, in three hours, can atone for a multitude of people’s infinitely damnable transgressions, what kind of Savior must he be? The cross cries, “The Son of God is glorious!”
5.Through it, God reconciles himself to man. Through the cross, we are reconciled to God, forgiven by God, and find acceptance with God as we believe in Christ. The cross cries, “Be reconciled to God!”
Comments