Cross Quote, April 9

Saint Paul Writing His Epistles
by Valentin de Boulogne or Nicolas Tournier

Carmen Christi

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who,

though he was in the form of God,
did not count equality with God
a thing to be grasped,
but made himself nothing,
taking the form of a servant,
being born in the likeness of men.
And being found in human form,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to the point of death,
even death on a cross.
Therefore God has highly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
thaat is above every name,
so that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.

(Philippians 2:5-11 ESV)

Other Cross Quotes

• Bridge Over Death, a quote from Ephrem the Syrian at Siris.
• The Fraternity of the Cross, a quote from Walt Chantry at a rustling of leaves…
• Update: A quote from John Brown at Field Stone Cottage.

During this week in which Christians commemorate Christ’s death and resurrection, I plan to post daily quotes about Christ’s work on the cross. You are invited to join me. Just post a quote having to do with Christ’s death and/or resurrection and let me know about it in a comment here or by emailing me using the Contact link right below the header. I’ll link back to your post.

I think it’d be a wonderful thing to saturate our corner of the blogosphere and beyond with the good news of Christ’s death and resurrection.

Cross Quotes: April 8

The Great Niffer*

Of all wonders that ever were read in a printed book this is the first: Christ made an exchange; Christ would coss lives with you, and make a niffer. He never beguiled you, for He took shame, and gave you glory. He took the curse, and gave you the blessing, He took death, and gave you life. The fairest Candle that ever was lighted is blown out. The Head of the Church is dead, and the Lord of Life is laid down in the grave! No wonder that the sun, that did shew part of his labours, be shut down; because the great Sun of Righteousness was shut down in the grave, and a stone laid above Him. Good right have ye to Christ, accept of His niffer, and change with Him, and take His best blessing and purchased redemption.

—Samuel Rutherford, from Christ’s Love and Loveliness

*Scroll over the Scots words for a definition.

Other Cross Quotes

• Evening Sacrifice, Morning Offering, a quote from Augustine at Siris.
• Update: “[O]ne integrated work, centered on the cross….”, quoting Richard Phillips at Hiraeth.
• Update 2: Pam of a rustling of leaves… quotes John Owen on the active and passive obedience of Christ.

During this week in which Christians commemorate Christ’s death and resurrection, I plan to post daily quotes about Christ’s work on the cross. You are invited to join me. Just post a quote having to do with Christ’s death and/or resurrection and let me know about it in a comment here or by emailing me using the Contact link right below the header. I’ll link back to your post.

I think it’d be a wonderful thing to saturate our corner of the blogosphere and beyond with the good news of Christ’s death and resurrection.

I Started a Fight, Finally Concluded

Episode 5: Things Get Untwisted

(You may want to read Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3 and Episode 4 to learn the back story.)

The whole thing started when I went to my sister’s Bible study and said that God planned for humankind to fall and that he put the tree in the Garden of Eden as one of the means of the fall. The teacher, you remember, hadn’t liked this statement much. But he wanted to continue the discussion, so he and his wife had been invited to my sister’s home for Sunday night supper.

Sunday night rolled around and we had a pleasant supper. Then the time came for me to defend my “twisted theology.”

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