THE CROSS DEMONSTRATED GOD'S LOVE
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. The Priceless Cross
a) It is the Cross of Christ that demonstrated God’s love. We see that Christ was not conquered by the cross, rather through it he became the Conqueror. When Paul speaks of the cross (Ephesians 2:16) he of course does not refer to the wooden cross as such, but rather to what was done on that cross, namely the killing of the flesh-and-blood body of the Son of God.
Ephesians 2:16
16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.
2. The Cross Demonstrated God’s Love
a) "God... is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us... the surpassing riches of his kindness toward us in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:4,7).
b) Although Jesus was "crucified by wicked hands and slain" he was "delivered up by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God" (Acts 2:23). "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son" (John 3:16).
The End ...
1. The Priceless Crossa) It is the Cross of Christ that demonstrated God’s love. We see that Christ was not conquered by the cross, rather through it he became the Conqueror. When Paul speaks of the cross (Ephesians 2:16) he of course does not refer to the wooden cross as such, but rather to what was done on that cross, namely the killing of the flesh-and-blood body of the Son of God.
Ephesians 2:16
16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.
2. The Cross Demonstrated God’s Love
a) "God... is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us... the surpassing riches of his kindness toward us in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:4,7).
b) Although Jesus was "crucified by wicked hands and slain" he was "delivered up by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God" (Acts 2:23). "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son" (John 3:16).
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