Sunday, September 28, 2025

The Cross

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
- 1 Corinthians 1:18

In every human heart there is embedded a “sin consciousness” and it cries out to be reunited with Father God. We all long to be reunited and justified in His sight, but the only way to be reunited with God is through the cross.

Many churches today seem to have forgotten about the cross, preferring to hear messages about seven steps to prosperity and more modern messages centered around “earning” good standing with God. Though it may not be a popular subject, without the cross we can’t effectively preach the message of Christ.

Paul says in Galatians 6:14, “May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.”

The only way that we get remission from sin is by the shed blood of Christ. Hebrews 9:22 says, “In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.”

The message of our redemption is the message of the cross.

Further Reading

• 1 Corinthians 1:18
• Galatians 6:14
• Colossians 1:14