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Rev. Herman Hoeksema -- The Amazing Cross. 183 pp. Eerdmans Publ. Co. $2.00. So much that is being published these days on Lenten themes is superficial and misleading. Too often the stress is laid on the external aspects of our Lord's passion, as if the things that matter most about the Christ on t
Cross, Cross Words of Jesus
The cross: a vision dimly seen through curtained mists of time, a vision touched but not realized. The cross, a reality witnessed, a shadowy, but really functioning promise fulfilled. The cross: The agony of victory which has preserved the Church in time and given it eternity. The cross: coloring an
The cross is the power and wisdom of God in the preaching, whereby all those whom God has chosen as His glorious church will be saved. What a glorious cross! How much more could be said of the glories of the cross. Shall I then glory in myself or in any other creature? God forbid that I should glory
The cross is also the power to sanctify me in the midst of evil so that that evil works patience, experience, and hope. The cross is God’s testimony to me in the midst of evil that God is favorable toward me and working my salvation. Christ and his cross are the gifts of grace that abound over and a
The same can be said concerning the manifestation of God’s mercy, of His grace, of His righteousness and justice. The cross represents the highest possible revelation of these within creation. Whenever one beholds the cross, he cannot help but be amazed at that which God has done. The cross does not
It is universally recognized as the symbol of Christendom. If you walk through the arched doorway of a gothic cathedral, you will see a version of it in gold, encrusted with jewels, prominently displayed on the back wall. If you visit a military cemetery, you will see thousands of them in neat, whit
Christ, Cross, Suffering
What once was fallen man. Christ, Cross Words of Jesus
Christ gave His life to save us from our sins and thus we have the great reward of the believer—heaven. Cross, Cross Words of Jesus