Five Things the Cross Proves

1. The Cross proves the seriousness of sin.

"The soul who sins will die" (Ezek 18:4).

1. The Cross proves the seriousness of sin.

2. The Cross proves the necessity of grace.

"All of us...were by nature objects of God's wrath" (Eph 2:3​).

1. The Cross proves the seriousness of sin.

2. The Cross proves the necessity of grace.

3. The Cross proves you have somewhere to turn.

"3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father" (Gal 1:3-4​).

1. The Cross proves the seriousness of sin.

2. The Cross proves the necessity of grace.

3. The Cross proves you have somewhere to turn.

4. The Cross proves you matter.

“You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich” (2 Cor 8:9).

1. The Cross proves the seriousness of sin.

2. The Cross proves the necessity of grace.

3. The Cross proves you have somewhere to turn.

4. The Cross proves you matter.

5. The Cross proves you can be confident before       God.

“19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus…  22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water” (Heb 10:19, 22).