John 3:14-15 (NASB95)
Why did Jesus have to go the cross? That is such an ugly way to die, so inhuman, so vicious. I am sure to the Israelites in the wilderness the "Serpent on the Stick" that Moses lifted up wasn't a pretty picture either. But if we are going to turn to Jesus lifted up on a cross, we are going to come believing. After all if we had our choice we would turn to something beautiful, sweet, something that gives us warm fuzzies. There is nothing warm or fuzzy about the cross.
The cross challenges us to true belief. Every Christ follower must understand that there is a difference between true belief and mental consent. Many mentally consent to the idea of Christ on the cross. But true belief is more than just acknowledging that something has occurred. True belief shakes us and challenges us to the core and causes us to do something because of what we know or believe.
That is the difference isn't it. True belief calls upon us to live a different way because of our belief. Jesus on the cross call us to true belief not just acknowledging an event in history.
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