THE COLLISION OF GOD AND SIN by Oswald Chambers

sermonindex Apr 6, 2009

~~[b]~~THE COLLISION OF GOD AND SIN[/b]

"Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree." 1 Peter 2:24

The Cross of Jesus is the revelation of God's judgment on sin. Never tolerate the idea of martyrdom about the Cross of Jesus Christ. The Cross was a superb triumph in which the foundations of hell were shaken. There is nothing more certain in Time or Eternity than what Jesus Christ did on the Cross: He switched the whole of the human race back into a right relationship with God. He made Redemption the basis of human life, that is, He made a way for every son of man to get into communion with God.

The Cross did not happen to Jesus: He came on purpose for it. He is "the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world." The whole meaning of the Incarnation is the Cross. Beware of separating God manifest in the flesh from the Son becoming sin. The Incarnation was for the purpose of Redemption. God became incarnate for the purpose of putting away sin; not for the purpose of Self-realization. The Cross is the centre of Time and of Eternity, the answer to the enigmas of both.

The Cross is not the cross of a man but the Cross of God, and the Cross of God can never be realized in human experience. The Cross is the exhibition of the nature of God, the gateway whereby any individual of the human race can enter into union with God. When we get to the Cross, we do not go through it; we abide in the life to which the Cross is the gateway.

The centre of salvation is the Cross of Jesus, and the reason it is so easy to obtain salvation is because it cost God so much. The Cross is the point where God and sinful man merge with a crash and the way to life is opened - but the crash is on the heart of God.

enid Apr 6, 2009

Some Christians lose sight of the Cross, and move on to 'greater things'.

The Cross is the greatest thing ever. It cannot be surpassed.

We should view it every day, and take note of the fact, that our Lord took our place on that tree.

Were we to view it daily, would we live like we do? Would we?

JoanM Apr 6, 2009

Quote: "The Cross is the exhibition of the nature of God,"

Last week in my study of Moses (Exodus – Deuteronomy) I was struck by the ~~[u]~~many[/u] “firsts” for God's people in what preceded the brass serpent on the pole, that strong image of the Cross. (Numbers 21: 1-7). After so many lessons on what is sin, they finally got it without Moses having to tell them!

“Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.” (verse 7)

~~[b]~~What a turning point[/b]! At last ~~[u]~~they[/u] were beginning to get it. And God responds with a revelation of His nature.

An Israel initiated prayer, with God answering and Israel being faithful on their part, soul discouragement unto sin, yet the knowledge of God and man is retained! “We have sinned.”...

As I meditate on these verses I cannot help but think of the Joy God had. No wonder He ~~[u]~~set this Joy[/u] before them. How it pleased God....to reveal this.

Oh may He do this in our day with His gathered people.