But God forbids that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, ...." (Galatians 6:14)
The cross...
the emblem of sin and shame
where many criminals were crucified
bore the ugly sins of all men
where Jesus Christ was insulted, suffered, and where He breathed His last
What's there to boast about?
What does Paul mean, to boast only in the cross of the Lord Jesus?
And then I remembered that song.
The old rugged cross...
Where grace and mercy were poured out
Where love was defined
Where death was overcome
Where life was given
We cannot boast in the flesh anymore.
For it was all the Lord's doings
that we may be recipients of this agape love
And what is our response to that?
For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. (1 Corinthians 2:2)
The base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, ... to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. (1 Corinthians 1:28-29)
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