CrossView Part 1
I will glory in the Cross By Dottie Rambo
I boast not of works or tell of good deeds
For naught have I done to merit his grace
All glory and praise shall rest upon him
So willing to die in my place
My trophies and crowns, my robe stained with sin
Twas all that I had to lay at his feet
Unworthy to eat from the table of life
Till love made provision for me
I will glory in the cross
In the cross
Lest his suffering all be in vain
I will weep no more for the cross that he bore
I will glory in the cross
CROSS
Death on a Cross. Those sentenced to death on a cross in the Roman period were usually beaten with leather lashes-a procedure which often resulted in severe loss of blood. Victims were then generally forced to carry the upper crossbeam to the execution site, where the central stake was already set up.
After being fastened to the crossbeam on the ground with ropes-or, in rare cases, nails through the wrist-the naked victim was then hoisted with the crossbeam against the standing vertical stake. A block or peg was sometimes fastened to the stake as a crude seat. The feet were then tied or nailed to the stake.
The recent discovery near Jerusalem of the bones of a crucifixion victim suggests that the knees were bent up side-by-side parallel to the crossbeam and the nail was then driven through the side of the ankles. Death by suffocation or exhaustion normally followed only after a long period of agonizing pain.
(from Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Copyright (c)1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)
View
view [vyoo]
n (plural views) range of vision: the range or extent of somebody’s ability to see something
As we rounded the bend the mountains came into view.
- scene: a scene or an area that can be seen, especially one that is pleasing or impressive
We have a wonderful view of the ocean from our porch.
- opinion: somebody’s opinion or judgment on something or particular way of interpreting or thinking about something (often used in the plural)
His superiors took the view that he had made an error.
a person with strong political views
- act of looking at something: an act of looking at or inspecting something
- perspective: a particular position or angle from which something is seen
a bird’s eye view
- pictorial representation: a painting, drawing, or photograph of a scene or building
- survey: a general survey of a subject
v (past and past participle viewed, present participle view·ing, 3rd person present singular views)
Encarta ® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1998-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Years ago at Calvary Baptist in Powder Springs, on the front of the Church, there was a huge Cross that stayed lit up at night. They say you could see it far miles from the air. A friend of mine was a pilot and said his instruments went out one night and he was trying to find his way back to McCollum airport in Kennesaw, his fuel was getting low and he was starting to panic when he saw the Cross. And then he knew where he was and he found his way back home.
1 We need to get to the Cross in view.
How? Take a trip down the Romans’ road to salvation.
THE ROMAN ROAD
Show that everyone is lost
Romans 3:10
10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Romans 3:23
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Why they are lost
Romans 5:12
12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Adam sinned and caused all man to be sinners by nature.
The cost of sin
Romans 6:23
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Genesis 2:17
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. NKJV
The price that was paid
Romans 5:8
8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
How to respond
Romans 10:9-11
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
For ALL
Romans 10:13
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
then Pray!!!
1 We need to get to the Cross in view.
next week;
2 We need to have the Cross in view.
