Since this is the month we celebrate Easter, I thought it would be appropriate to share about the cross. The cross of our Lord, Jesus is something that is not discussed very much any more. People do not want to think about the pain and agony Jesus went through for the remission of our sin.

 

The word “remission” means “the cancellation of a debt, charge or penalty”. When Jesus went to the cross, He cancelled the debt, the charge and the penalty for our sin. He stamped “paid in full” on the debt. The payment for our sin was spending eternity in hell. Since Jesus paid the debt, He made the way for us to spend eternity in heaven through the cross.

 

Because man gave himself over to the power of Satan when he sinned, it meant that Satan owned us. God sent Jesus to buy us back. There was nothing we could do, or any amount we could pay in order to be put back into relationship with our Holy God. Since Jesus never sinned, he was able to pay the penalty for sin. When we accept what He did on the cross for us, we acknowledge that our debt has been paid.

 

I am sure you have heard stories about people who did not know they had an inheritance waiting for them, and didn’t discover it until the end of their life or never found out before dying. They lived in poverty never having received what was promised to them.

 

When a person does not receive what was accomplished on the cross for them, they are like the one who never received their inheritance. In order to receive an earthly inheritance, it has to be acknowledged and acted upon. It is the same with the cross.

In order for our debt to be canceled, we have to acknowledge it and act upon it.

 

If you have never recognized the fact that you have sinned and that it separates you from God, I urge you to do so now. Go to the Lord and say something like this,

“Lord I admit that I am a sinner and I thank you for sending Jesus to pay the price for my sins. I make Jesus the Lord of my life. I believe in my heart that you raised him from the dead for me. I choose from this minute forward to live my life for you through Christ Jesus, my Lord.”

 

As a result of receiving the work of the cross, salvation is yours. In order to maintain it, read your bible, find a bible-believing church to go to, and spend time with Christians living for the Lord. If you have any questions, contact me at info@center31.com or call our office at 708-614-6000. If you prayed to receive the Lord, write me and I will send you a book to help you in your relationship with the Lord.

 

Here are some scriptures about the cross that I hope minister to you. Keep your eyes on the cross of our Lord, Jesus Christ. It is the power of God for salvation.

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Romans 7:4

So this is the point: The law no longer holds you in its power, because you died to its power when you died with Christ on the cross. And now you are united with the one who was raised from the dead. As a result, you can produce good fruit, that is, good deeds for God.

 

1 Corinthians 1:18

I know very well how foolish the message of the cross sounds to those who are on the road to destruction. But we who are being saved recognize this message as the very power of God.

 

1 Corinthians 2:2 For I decided to concentrate only on Jesus Christ and his death on the cross.

 

Galatians 3:1

Oh, foolish Galatians! What magician has cast an evil spell on you? For you used to see the meaning of Jesus Christ’s death as clearly as though I had shown you a signboard with a picture of Christ dying on the cross.

 

Galatians 3:13

But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

 

Galatians 5:24

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.

 

Galatians 6:12

Those who are trying to force you to be circumcised are doing it for just one reason. They don’t want to be persecuted for teaching that the cross of Christ alone can save.

 

Galatians 6:14

As for me, God forbid that I should boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world died long ago, and the world’s interest in me is also long dead.

 

Philippians 2:8

And in human form he obediently humbled himself even further by dying a criminal’s death on a cross.

 

Colossians 1:22

yet now he has brought you back as his friends. He has done this through his death on the cross in his own human body. As a result, he has brought you into the very presence of God, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.

 

Colossians 2:14-15

He canceled the record that contained the charges against us. He took it and destroyed it by nailing it to Christ’s cross. In this way, God disarmed the evil rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross of Christ.

 

Hebrews 7:27

He does not need to offer sacrifices every day like the other high priests. They did this for their own sins first and then for the sins of the people. But Jesus did this once for all when he sacrificed himself on the cross.

 

Hebrews 12:2

We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from start to finish. He was willing to die a shameful death on the cross because of the joy he knew would be his afterward. Now he is seated in the place of highest honor beside God’s throne in heaven.

 

1 Peter 2:24

He personally carried away our sins in his own body on the cross so we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. You have been healed by his wounds!