CALVARY'S CROSS (part 1)

CALVARY'S CROSS (part 1)

 

The cross, on which Jesus Christ, the Son of God, freely gave up His life in exchange for our lives that believe in and have accepted Him as Lord and Savior, is probably the most common symbol of Christianity. This cross was located on a hill just outside a gate into the city of Jerusalem, a place that could be seen by people entering or leaving the city. This of course was part of God's plan from before the creation of our "universe", when the Triune God Father, Son, and Spirit, that we refer to as the Trinity made a statement recorded in (Gen 1:26) "Then God said, let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness". He had to start by creating our time and space universe "out of nothing", so to speak, because in the beginning there was only God and Eternity, as I understand scripture. So God had to create a universe with a planet that could sustain human life. We read that in (Gen 1:1) "In the beginning God created the heavens (plural) and the earth"

(Singular) in spite of what the scientific world tries to tell us. Because there is a creation, common sense tells us there had to be a Creator. Plain and simple! Right?

 

I have noticed that some people have necklaces or other pieces of jewelry fashioned as crosses to remind them of this cross, and I guess that is okay as long as they don't worship that piece of jewelry instead of Jesus who died on the original cross on Calvary. That can become "idol worship" which is a sin. Actually any "thing" that takes the place of Jesus in our lives can become an idol, like family members, a car or a home or even a pet etc. God must be first in our lives once we come to know him through Jesus, and Father adopts us into His family. This we refer to as being "born again" and is the start of a new spiritual life Christ, (2 Cor 5:17-21). "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold all things have become new". This is all because of accepting the truth of the transaction that was settled at Calvary when "For He made Him  who knew no sin to be made sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him". This we can consider on the part of Jesus to be the "Great Exchange", when He voluntarily gave up His life of complete holiness without any sin, for us sinners, and cried out "It is finished". That means that "nothing can be added" to His action there, by way of "good works" of any kind to obtain salvation. It is what we can consider "A done deal", and all we have to do is "believe it"!!

Sincerely submitted.

Dave Jamer                                                                               08/03/13