Tag: the cross of Christ

  • The Gravity of our Sin

    The Gravity of our Sin

    Our sin must be extremely horrible. Nothing reveals the gravity of sin like the cross. For ultimately what sent Christ there was neither the greed of Judas, nor the envy of the priests, not the vacillating cowardice of Pilate, but our own greed, envy, cowardice, and other sins, and Christ’s resolve in love and mercy…

  • Holy Week blog 3: Come Follow Me to the Cross

    Mark 10:17  ¶     As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Mark 10:18 ¶      “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. Mark 10:19…