THE CROSS COULD NOT CONQUER CHRIST
(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 Could Not Conquer Christ
a) "Even when we were dead in sins, he has quickened us together with Christ, (by grace you are saved;) and raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:5-6).
b) The cross of Christ was not a defeat of God’s plan by wicked men. It was God’s plan to let those wicked men slay Jesus so that there would be a "sacrifice for sins once for all" (Hebrews 10:12). God made a victory out of the cross. Why was Satan hell bent on getting Jesus killed. It appears that he must have gambled that Jesus would do something to spoil the sacrifice. If so, his gamble didn't pay off. God’s love won the day, and now we have a way back to God and out of our condemnation.
c) God proved that the cross of Christ was not a defeat of his plan. He raised Christ from the dead. Through the cross we too are quickened (made alive) and raised up from spiritual death. Christ had the victory over death. Death did not have victory over him. Through him we too can have victory over death physical, spiritual, and eternal. "We are more than conquerers through him who loved us" (Romans 8:37-39).
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 Could Not Conquer Christ
a) "Even when we were dead in sins, he has quickened us together with Christ, (by grace you are saved;) and raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:5-6).
b) The cross of Christ was not a defeat of God’s plan by wicked men. It was God’s plan to let those wicked men slay Jesus so that there would be a "sacrifice for sins once for all" (Hebrews 10:12). God made a victory out of the cross. Why was Satan hell bent on getting Jesus killed. It appears that he must have gambled that Jesus would do something to spoil the sacrifice. If so, his gamble didn't pay off. God’s love won the day, and now we have a way back to God and out of our condemnation.
c) God proved that the cross of Christ was not a defeat of his plan. He raised Christ from the dead. Through the cross we too are quickened (made alive) and raised up from spiritual death. Christ had the victory over death. Death did not have victory over him. Through him we too can have victory over death physical, spiritual, and eternal. "We are more than conquerers through him who loved us" (Romans 8:37-39).
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