We have been considering,' why the cross? ' let me point out, that when man sinned in the garden,God was not caught out, in Revelation 13 v 8, we read of, 'the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world', no the cross was not an afterthought, Barnes comments,'The meaning here is,not that He was actually put to death'' from the foundation of the world,'' but that the intention to give Him for a sacrifice was formed then, and that it was certain that it might be spoken of as actually then occurring. See Romans 4 v17.' Praise God He had a plan ,a perfect plan, that would not fail,all the sacrifices under the old covenant pointed to the sacrifice on the cross of Jesus,those sacrifices were inadequate Hebrew 10 v1 -18,but Christ perfect sacrifice was Gods perfect answer for humanities salvation ,and we will consider next time what that meant for Christ the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world,and indeed what it meant for us.
' O Jesus, we adore Thee, Upon the cross our king!
We bow our hearts before Thee, Thy gracious name we sing.
That name hath brought salvation,That name in life our stay,
Our peace, our consolation, when life shall fade away'
Words A.T.Russell.
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