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In one verse from his letter to the Philippians (3:10), Paul gives to us the whole objective of the Christian life. What is the Christian life all about? What is its purpose? Its aim? Its goal? Its end? What is the thing that which most identifies us as followers of Jesus Christ?
In his Second Epistle to Timothy, Paul sets the context for the Second Coming of Jesus when he contrasts loving the appearing of Jesus (chapter 4) with the competing desires of self-love, the love of money, and the love of pleasures (chapter 3).
A Holy God demands of His sinful creatures a holiness equal to His own. How do we attain this holiness? How can we be reconciled to the holiness of God?
Why is the cross offensive to modern sensibilities? The rational wisdom of this world, wisdom that is acquired through our experiences and observations, cannot comprehend - cannot even abide - the foolishness of the cross. Understanding what God was doing in Christ on the cross comes only through the Holy Spirit as He reveals "the hidden wisdom" of God which crushes the pride of man.
What was happening on the cross of Calvary? If Jesus was the Son of God, what is HE doing THERE? To ensure that our response to the cross is not one of sympathy or sentiment, we must have an understanding of exactly what God was doing in Christ on the cross.
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