Before we can begin to see the cross as something done for us (leading us to faith and worship), we have to see it as something done by us (leading us to repentance). Indeed, 'only the man who is prepared to own his share in the guilt of the cross', wrote Canon Peter Green, 'may claim his share in its grace.' ~ John Stott, The Cross of ChristHT:JH
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Rick,
It has always bothered me that so many Christians want to share in the blessings of the cross, yet reject sharing in its death and self-denial.
A true Christian is one who appropriates both the death and the life found in the cross of Jesus Christ.
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