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[T]he cross is still to God's people the power of God and the wisdom of God. It is the power of God because through it God saves those who cannot save themselves. It is the wisdom of God because through it God has solved not only our problem (sin and guilt) but
his own. It is not wrong to speak of a divine problem or dilemma solved at the cross. It arises from God's character of holy love. How could he express his holiness in punishing evil without compromising his love? How could he express his love in forgiving sinners without compromising his justice? How could he be at one and the same time "a righteous God and Savior" (Is. 45:21)? His answer to these questions was and still is the cross. For on the cross he took our place, bore our sin, died our death and so paid our debt.
Thus on the cross God demonstrated both his justice (Rom 3:25) and his love (5:8). And in this double demonstration the wisdom of God is displayed: his wisdom in the foolishness of the cross, his power in its weakness."
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Courage and Godspeed,
Chad
Footnote:
1. John Stott, Basic Christian Leadership, p. 43.
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