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[size=x-large]At The Cross[/size]
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Rom. 5:8). What is this text saying to us?
At the cross, in the most humiliating, inconceivable manner imaginable, God triumphs over and shames the enemy. Love, justice and compassion fuse in a singular dynamic act. God forgives sinners by paying in Himself the price of sin and absorbing into His own suffering Self the penalty of that sin. On Calvary, God reveals how extremely costly forgiveness is.
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"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Rom. 5:8). What is this text saying to us?
At the cross, in the most humiliating, inconceivable manner imaginable, God triumphs over and shames the enemy. Love, justice and compassion fuse in a singular dynamic act. God forgives sinners by paying in Himself the price of sin and absorbing into His own suffering Self the penalty of that sin. On Calvary, God reveals how extremely costly forgiveness is.
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