The Message of the Cross: Wisdom Unsearchable, Love Indestructible (The Bible Speaks Today Themes)
Overview
The magnificent theme of the cross of Christ is treated in a readable and practical manner. In a wide-ranging exploration, Derek Tidball brings out its implications for Christian living, community and spirituality. Opening up key passages throughout the Bible, Tidball considers the anticipation of the Cross in the Old Testament, the experience of it in the Gospel accounts, its explanation and application in the New Testament letters and the Book of Revelation.
Top Highlights
“This song takes us to the heart of the human problem and the heart of the divine mind. It offers a bold and daring answer to the question, ‘How is God going to deal with sin and, without detriment to his own righteous character, break the pattern of sin and punishment and replace it with forgiveness and compassion?’” (Page 101)
“Three times Matthew records Jesus as predicting his own death to his bemused disciples (16:21–27; 17:22–23; 20:17–28).” (Page 119)
“There is a move from the stress on the cross as retributive justice to a stress on it as restorative justice. The cross is seen less as a punishment of wrongdoing than as the setting right of the wrongdoer. Hand in hand with this goes the move from the cross as a punishment for sin, meted out by a wrathful God, to the cross as the inevitable consequence of our sin.” (Page 33)
“The story is told with sublime simplicity. Three times a voice is heard, providing the narrative with its shape. The first voice is that of God, who makes a demand (1–2). The second is that of Isaac, who asks a question (7). The third is the voice of the angel (11–12, 15–18), who provides a solution both to the demand God makes and to the question Isaac asks.” (Page 36)
“Here, then, is one of the peaks of the Old Testament’s revelation of God. From its summit, we can look across the intervening centuries and see the distant coming of Christ. From our vantage point, we obtain a clear view of his work on the far-off summit of Calvary and gain a definitive perspective on its meaning.” (Page 101)
- Title: The Message of the Cross: Wisdom Unsearchable, Love Indestructible
- Author: Derek Tidball
- Series: The Bible Speaks Today: Bible Themes Series
- Publisher: Inter-Varsity
- Print Publication Date: 2001
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Pages: 341
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Holy Cross; Evangelicalism
- ISBNs: 0851115438, 9780851115436
- Resource ID: LLS:BSTTCROSS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-10-27T23:48:31Z