Of course, a golden cross or
a death cross do not suggest that you should mechanically buy or sell.
Not exact matches
It doesn't matter if you're
crossing a hazardous body of water or putting your brand on display for public judgment; either one can feel like life or
death.
MCD
did experience a
death cross at the beginning of April, but with today's earnings report, has now surpassed all three of its core moving averages (50, 100, and 200), as well as its three - month - long trading range between $ 160 and $ 140.
We all fall short and deserve
death, but because of what Jesus
did on the
cross 2,000 years ago, we are able to have life.
That said, there are eye witnesses that went to their
deaths saying that they saw Jesus die on a
cross, and saw him again days later alive, then later still saw him raise up into heaven, all the while proclaiming he is the Son of God sent to
do that for others sins so they could be saved.
And it is a model that, rather than reinforcing hierarchal relationships, should point us in the opposite direction — to the radical humility and servanthood of Jesus, who
did not see power as something to grasp, but humbled himself and became submissive to the point of
death on a
cross.
In
doing this he redeems us from the disaster of sin and
death by offering his life on the
cross.
Jesus went to the
cross out of love, to rescue us from sin,
death, and devil, but since the Gospels (or the rest of the New Testament for that matter) don't place much emphasis on the blood of Jesus or the pain He went through on the
cross, maybe we shouldn't either.
This hermeneutic of love is not mere sentimentality, but one that looks to Christ for its definition — Christ, who
did not consider power a thing to be grasped, but humbled himself and became a servant to the point of
death on a
cross.
He doesn't seem to remember that at the
cross Jesus made it clear that he, too, deserves
death for the things he has
done.
If a person must believe in the
death and resurrection of Jesus,
do they have to believe that it was by the shedding of blood of Jesus on the
cross that sins are forgiven, or can they just believe that it was simply His
death that was sufficient?
If they believe that Jesus Christ died on the
cross for the sins of all mankind, and if they believe that three days after his
death, Jesus Christ rose from the dead and if they believe all of these things, but don't believe in Jesus for eternal life, that person is not saved.
In all that Jesus said and
did, in his
death on the
cross and in the living presence of Christ, a promise of victory over sin through the forgiving love of God is brought to us.
Following him with our
cross is an attitude of life, not a manner of
death, because he says it is something we
do «daily» (Luke 9:23).
We are standing under the
cross, being ourselves delivered to
death, imprisoned in guilt, disappointed, deficient in love, selfish and cowardly, suffering through ourselves, through others, through life it - self, which we
do not understand.
SEAN
do you know
death came into the world because of one mans sin (ADAM) SEAN thats why JESUS had to come to earth in human form and die on the
cross for our sin so that we could be reconciled back to GOD.
But what
do we mean when we speak of the
cross, the passion, of
death in relation to Jesus?
Second, while God is just and holy, and while the
death of Jesus
did satisfy the holiness of God in regard to our sin, this was not the only — or even the primary — reason for the
death of Jesus on the
cross.
I may agree with you there to some degree, but I
do think 1 Cor 15 makes a definite distinction), as the means of Justification salvation (I would quantify belief here, as the agreement of the fact of Jesus
death for ones own personal sins (Understanding one is a sinner and needs a savior) on the
cross, That he was buried, and was raised to life on the third day).
Neville i agree with you Jesus has the power to forgive sin past present and future through the
cross when he died his
death covered past present and future.If those in the old testament were justified by faith and made righteous then they are covered by the blood of Jesus even though he hadn't died for them yet because there hope was in God.Isn't that what the definition of faith is it is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things unseen.The proof is Enoch how could he go to be with God if he was not righteous and only the blood of Jesus is able to
do that.
Here, in contrast to the Iliad, the will of the father will be accomplished («Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be
done»)-- but that will is for the son's
death on the
cross.
To explain how, he turned to the second chapter of Paul's Letter to the Philippians where the apostle speaks of the self - emptying or kenosis of God: «Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God,
did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant... [and] humbled himself and became obedient unto
death, even
death on a
cross.»
Only Jesus»
death on the
cross did.
Only because of what Jesus Christ
did for me by paying the penalty for my sins, by his
death on the
cross.
How
do you think its fair to put a
cross at the
death site of thousands of people, some of whom are non-believers, some of whom were Muslim, Jewish, etc.?
It is not something we
do, but what Jesus
does in us through His
death on the
cross and His resurrection from the tomb, triumphant over
death.
Indeed, this is the very example of Christ, reflected in another poem, who humbled himself to the point of
death, even
death on a
cross — and Christ clearly
did not relinquish his identity in order to display humility.
This is the hour of the
cross, when Jesus» generosity in freely accepting all that sin and
death could
do to humanity turns a gruesome execution into the triumphal procession of the Lamb.
In what way
does the
death of Jesus on the
cross answer man's cry to be delivered from meaninglessness and despair?
Forget for a moment that you live 2000 years after the
death of Jesus Christ on the
cross, and forget that you have the New Testament which tells you about who Jesus was and what He
did.
did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave (doulos), being born in human likeness And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of
death even
death on a
cross.
Baring your
cross is supposed to bring good not
death so I don't see it applying.
I don't fear
death... so apparently you
did at one time and need the
cross to not fear it.
He «
did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,» but took on the biting chains of slavery, «and became obedient unto
death, even
death on a
cross.
On the contrary, the
cross before our Lord's
death symbolized FEAR, now it is the symbol that we
do not fear carrying the
cross and that we
do not fear
death.
We agree that the work Jesus
did on the
cross is the only work in all of heaven and earth that will save us from the
death we deserve.
This is what Jesus
did on the
cross, and what He revealed to us through His
death and resurrection, and is how He now calls us to live our lives as His followers.
«In your relationships with one another,» he explains, «have the same attitude of mind Christ Jesus had: Who being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant he humbled himself and became obedient to
death — even
death on a
cross!»
As a side note, I didn't explain the three story types very well, but based on my understanding, I don't put the
death on the
cross under redemptive violence, unless it is God using violence against Jesus, which isn't quite what happened on the
cross...
-- Isn't the Son of God, — He wasn't born of a virgin — He wasn't / Isn't perfect — He wasn't God and man in one person — He didn't die a sin atoning
death on the
cross — He didn't rise from the dead and ascend
They also concluded that Jesus»
death on the
cross was an act of atonement, not for any wrongs that he had
done, but for the sins of other men — all men of all ages.
The «politics of Jesus,» to use Yoder's phrase, demands that through the collective witness of the Church Christians bring the gospel to the attention of the world with a compelling and revolutionary challenge to the powers of the age, as Jesus
did by rejecting temporal power and accepting
death on the
cross.
Wasp you are right in away It
did all come from the point of a spear, stuck into a man on a
cross to ensure his
death, this scenario set up a scene where within 3 days many folks were talking about this same dude raising from the dead healed of all wounds.
however, to be clear: the
cross tells me my sins are as bad as anyone else's (they deserve
death)-- and yet he was willing to
do that for me (demonstrating what LOVE really is: Jn.15: 13).
where the struggle is in regards to Jesus» will and Gods will being
done is I believe, In Jesus flesh struggling to keep up with the Spirit if you know what I mean... Jesus never asked to be saved John 12:27 but He prayed for strength as His soul was sorrowful even unto
death... Obviously due to the separation He would «feel» on the
cross (I've read your article on The Father never forsaking Jesus on the
cross-Psalms 22:24 and 2 Cor 5:19 but just felt the separation as a man) So that's what I'm leaning towards in this whole interpretation...
(but even if it didn't that should be obvious) Therefore Gods groundwork for the spectacular future that God has in store for us is built upon love and the way to create that love is for God to forgive us and grant us eternal life which is made available to us by the grace of Jesus Christ and the
death he took for us all on the
cross.
The
cross of sacrificial love usually
does not and can not mean the
cross of physical
death.
Francis challenged the church of his day — not by conforming to the standards of the world but by returning to the pattern of Jesus, the one who
did not seek status but humbled himself and became obedient unto
death, even
death on the
cross (Phil.
Jeremy — «Jesus went to the
cross out of love, to rescue us from sin,
death, and devil, but since the Gospels (OR THE REST OF THE NEW TESATMENT FOR THAT MATTER) don't place much emphasis on the blood of Jesus or the pain He went through on the
cross, maybe we shouldn't either» (emphasis mine)
i
do believe that the
death of Jesus was a big deal though and through his
death God the Father was satisfied with the sacrifice and our salvation is complete thank you Jesus for going to the
cross and shedding your blood for my sins