Centrality of The Cross

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The death of Jesus Christ on the cross is central to the Christian faith. Through the cross and resurrection of Christ, God achieved the redemption of believers and brought hope to the world.

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The gospel as the “message of the cross”

1 Corinthians 2:2 HCSB
For I didn’t think it was a good idea to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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The cross redeems from the curse of the law

Galatians 3:13 HCSB
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, because it is written: Everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed.
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The cross brings reconciliation and justification

Romans 4:25 HCSB
He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.
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The cross destroys the power of Satan

Colossians 2:13–15 HCSB
And when you were dead in trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive with Him and forgave us all our trespasses. He erased the certificate of debt, with its obligations, that was against us and opposed to us, and has taken it out of the way by nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and disgraced them publicly; He triumphed over them by Him.
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The cross as a stumbling-block or offence

1 Corinthians 1:22–24 HCSB
For the Jews ask for signs and the Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles. Yet to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is God’s power and God’s wisdom,
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The cross unites believers with Jesus Christ

Romans 6:4–7 HCSB
Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in a new way of life. For if we have been joined with Him in the likeness of His death, we will certainly also be in the likeness of His resurrection. For we know that our old self was crucified with Him in order that sin’s dominion over the body may be abolished, so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin, since a person who has died is freed from sin’s claims.
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The cross as a symbol of discipleship

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