Hi, Everyone!
Today’s Digi-Doodle is a word art of 1 Corinthians 1:18, “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”
The sad truth is that many people who haven’t chosen to follow Jesus believe that the message of the cross is foolishness, that it’s “hooey” or just “a bunch of mumbo-jumbo.” They either don’t – or won’t – see that it is true and wise and the only solution to both their earthly problems and their eternal problem.
On the other hand, Christians, those people who have made the choice to allow Jesus to take charge of their lives, see the message of the cross very differently. They see it as being the wisest, most powerful message in existence.
What, exactly is the message of the cross?
It’s very simple.
We have all sinned – every single one of us, no exceptions.
We all deserve to be punished for that sin – punished by dying eternally and being forced to be separated forever from the God who loves us.
God made a way for us to avoid that punishment and be allowed, instead, to live in His presence forever – Jesus was sent to die in our place.
Jesus died, was buried, and remained in the grave for three days. Then He rose back to life having ended death’s hold on us and freeing us from our punishment.
Anyone who admits his or her sin, believes in Jesus and His sacrifice for his or her, confesses his or her sin to God, and claims Jesus as his or her Lord and Savior, will be saved, or rescued, from sin and death and given eternal life in heaven.
That’s it. The “Related Verses” below are parts of God’s word that will tell you more about the message of the cross. I hope you will read them. I also hope, that you will accept Jesus and experience the power of the message of the cross for yourself.
Related Bible Verses:
John 3:36 – “He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
John 3:17 & 18 – “For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
Romans 10:9 – “…that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Romans 8:1 – “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.”
John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”
Mark 10:45 – “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
Acts 17:30 – “Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent, because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead.”
Romans 5:19 – “For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.”
Romans 5:21 – “So that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
1 Corinthians 15:22 – “For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.”
Titus 2:11 – “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.”
Acts 16:30 – “and after he brought them out, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ They said, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.’”
Mark 1:15 – “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”
John 6:28 – “Therefore they said to Him, ‘What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?’ Jesus answered and said to them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.’”