The Cross...
The Cross is no accident or surprise, at least to God. The Cross was actually pre-planned by God Himself!
The Cross was predetermined by God. This was God’s “fixed” plan which He determined before the foundation of the world.
The Cross, therefore, is not peripherial or ancillary to human history. It is the centerpiece of human history.
There is an interplay here, a spiritual tensions between God’s sovereign plan and human responsibility. In God’s foreknowledge, the Lord knows the future and all potential futures. He knows, ordains, allows and uses all of our choices to fulfill His sovereign purpose and plan.
The Cross is no mistake. It is the very plan of God that changes everything for all time. The Cross not only changes everything in this cosmos, it also changes me. It puts my broken life back together again. It restores my soul. It makes me fully human and renews the image of God from which I am carved out.
There is nothing like it in the entire universe. It is revolutionary.
There is no other philosophy, no religion, no belief system that is like the Cross. The Cross is completely and totally unique. It stands alone. It transcends time and history.
The Cross is both hideous and beautiful. What happened there is nothing short of breath taking!
The world looks at the Cross and calls it moronic. The world looks at the Cross and mocks it.
Yet . . . The Cross is where the infinite Justice and infinite Love of God kiss and rescue us.
The Cross ... Acts 2:23
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