We Must Get The Cross Right For The Glory Of King Jesus!

The cross of the LORD Jesus Christ should be our only boast:

But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ . . . . Galatians 6:14

The cross of the LORD Jesus Christ should be our primary theme and central theme in every theme:

For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 1 Corinthians 2:2

So it is vitally important that we speak, preach, write, and teach about the cross accurately (get it right!) so that sinners might be saved and so that King Jesus, God our Father, and God the Holy Spirit get all the glory they deserve. 

I have written these articles in which I try to accurately describe the cross and Jesus' work there. I hope you find them helpful:

1. "American Gospel" Gets It Right explores who killed Jesus Christ and whether or not it's accurate to say God damned Jesus on the cross.

2. Forsaken, Or Felt Forsaken explains the nature of Christ's forsakenness on the cross.

3. More Thoughts On Being God-Forsaken lists numerous faithful and trusted scholars, teachers, and preachers' teachings on the forsakenness of Jesus on the cross.

4. Thomas Goodwin On The Father's Love And Anger At The Cross shows one very prominent and faithful Puritan's thoughts on how God the Father's love and His anger intersect at the cross.

5. The Bible Says God Was Angry With Jesus On The Cross explores what Psalm 89 teaches us about what Jesus suffered on the cross.

6. The Bible Says The Father Turned His Face Away From Jesus On The Cross explores what Psalm 88 teaches us about what Jesus suffered on the cross.

7. Samuel Rutherford On The Father's Love And Anger At The Cross shows another prominent Puritan's teaching on how God the Father's love and anger converge at the cross.

8. Is It Biblical To Say Jesus Was Damned By God On The Cross? answers that question with numerous faithful voices from Church history.

9. The Sufferings Of The LORD Jesus Christ On The Cross seeks to explore the different ways God's Word describes Christ's sufferings on the cross and what they mean in their Old Testament context.

10. John Calvin: Jesus Both Became A Curse AND Was Cursed By God On The Cross describes Calvin's convictions on Jesus' cursed death on the cross.

11. Dr. Klaas Schilder On The Sufferings Of Christ highlights the Dutch theologians thoughts on the horrors of what Jesus endured on the cross for His people.

12. Opposing Calvin’s Inconsistency On The Cross, The Father’s Anger Toward The Son, And The Heart Of The Gospel explores John Calvin's thought on penal substitution.

13. I was really disappointed that Pastor Kevin DeYoung got this wrong in his new systematic theology: A Concern About The Way Pastor Kevin DeYoung Writes About The Cross In His New Daily Doctrine Book

14. A poem about the sufferings of Christ: The Day The Father Was Angry With His Son

15. A new hymn celebrating what Jesus accomplished for us on the cross: Christ Our Substitute

16. Derek Rishmawy has written a very helpful article affirming the classic doctrine of God and Biblical trinitarian theology as it relates to Christ's sufferings on the cross.

17. Dr. S. M. Lockridge wrote a wonderful poem about the cross that also looks forward to the resurrection called, "It's Friday, But Sunday's Coming!"

God And The Gospel

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