“I have suffered the
loss of all things… that I may know Him and
the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship
of His sufferings, being conformed to His death.”
PHILIPPIANS 3:8,10
A
disciple of Jesus is not someone who mentally
embraces the idea of a crucified Christ, nor is it someone who simply
reads and accepts the historical record of the crucifixion. A disciple
of Jesus is one who enters into the experience of the Cross and is
personally acquainted and familiar with it. He has taken up his own
Cross and followed in the footsteps of Christ. The objective work of the
Cross was accomplished when Christ was crucified; the subjective work
of the Cross is accomplished when I daily deny myself, take up my Cross,
and
follow after Him. His work on the Cross is finished and complete; my
work through the Cross is ongoing. The Cross He bore accomplished the
work of redemption, while the Cross I bear accomplishes the work of
spiritual maturity.
Source: “Embrace the Cross” by Chip Brogden
http://www.chipbrogden.com/embrace-the-crossLike this? Share your comments:
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