Why the cross? How could it be that a loving and gracious God could allow this type of death? How could anything good come from torture? To not know the meaning of the cross is to distort Christianity, to reshape it into something it was never intended to be. It is only through the cross of Jesus Christ that authentic hope can be realized.

Scripture References: 1 Cor. 2:2, 1:18-25; Gal. 3:13; Rom. 5:20-21; Eph. 2:13-17; Col. 2:13-15; Eph. 6:11-12, 1:19-23; I John 2:1; 1 Cor. 1:22-25; Gal. 2:20; Eph. 2:19-22; John 17:20-24; 1 Peter 2:21-25; Luke 9:23-26; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Cor. 2:2, 1:18-25; Gal. 3:13; Rom. 5:20-21; Eph; 2:13-17; Col. 2:13-15; Eph. 6:11-12, Eph. 1:19-23, I John 2:1, 1 Cor. 1:22-25; Gal. 2:20; Eph. 2:19-22; John 17:20-24; 1 Peter 2:21-25; Luke 9:23-26; 2 Cor. 5:21