There's something about The Cross

In a pluralistic culture, where diversity, tolerance and acceptance are highly valued, the absolute claims of Jesus are a stumbling block.  Is Jesus THE only way to God?  Can God be crucified?  Is the cross the supreme sign of grace and glory?  Melito, Bishop of Sardis in the second century puts it this way:

"O unprecedented murder! Unprecedented crime!
The Sovereign has been made unrecognisable by his naked body and is not even allowed a garment to keep him from view. That is why the lights of heaven turned away, and the day was darkened."

About 20 years after the crucifixion of Jesus, when writing to the church at Corinth, the Apostle Paul had this to say:

"For Christ (sent me) to preach the gospel - not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.  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... Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God."

Yes, there's something about the cross!!

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