Tag: the meaning of the Cross
Between Crucifixion and Resurrection
“For to this end the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the Spirit. (1 Pet. 4:6, NKJV).
The meaning of taking up your cross
Samuel Rutherford, a seventeenth-century theologian, said, “The cross of Christ is the sweetest burden that ever I bore. It is such a burden as wings are to a bird, or sails to a ship, to carry me forward to my desired haven.”