Enemies of the Cross
I receive a daily email subscription from John Stott Ministries called "Daily Thought." Occasionally, one is so powerful that I have to share it.
The Cross of Jesus (cont'd)
101. Enemies of the cross
To be an enemy of the cross is to set ourselves against its purposes. Self-righteousness (instead of looking to the cross for justification), self-indulgence (instead of taking up the cross to follow Christ), self-advertisement (instead of preaching Christ crucified) and self-glorification (instead of glorying in the cross) - these are the distortions which make us 'enemies' of Christ's cross.--
From "The Cross of Christ" (Leicester and Downers Grove: IVP, 1986), p. 351.
The Cross of Jesus (cont'd)
101. Enemies of the cross
To be an enemy of the cross is to set ourselves against its purposes. Self-righteousness (instead of looking to the cross for justification), self-indulgence (instead of taking up the cross to follow Christ), self-advertisement (instead of preaching Christ crucified) and self-glorification (instead of glorying in the cross) - these are the distortions which make us 'enemies' of Christ's cross.--
From "The Cross of Christ" (Leicester and Downers Grove: IVP, 1986), p. 351.
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