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The Cross of Christ

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Introduction to the Cross of Christ The cross of Christ centers around the Christ of the Cross. It is not the cross that held the Man, but the Man that held the cross that arrests our attention. While there have been many crucifixions throughout the centuries, none has been as notable as one of the three that took place in Jerusalem in A.D. 30. The victim on the middle cross was Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

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Introduction to the Cross of Christ JESUS DID NOT “LOSE” HIS LIFE,HE GAVE IT! John 10:18 No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father.

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Introduction to the Cross of Christ JESUS PROVED HIS GREAT LOVE FOR ALL PEOPLE John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

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Introduction to the Cross of Christ JESUS TASTED DEATH FOR EVERY MAN Hebrews 2:9 … that by the grace of God he should taste of death for every man.

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Introduction to the Cross of Christ JESUS WAS LIFTED UP ON THE CROSS SO MANKIND COULD BE LIFTED UP TO THE FATHER John 12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself.