Most drawings of the scene at Calvary show three crosses -- the one on which Jesus hung and two on which the thieves hung. But are these drawings correct in their portrayals? Discover the relevance of the four crosses to our walk with Christ. Understanding this concept will tie together many other precious Truths that God has recorded in both the Old and New Testaments.
"Christianity is a religion founded on the mystery of the cross of Christ." --Leo the Great At the center of Christianity sits the cross of Christ. From the beginning, Christ's followers celebrated the cross as a symbol of their faith. It was honored in church worship, carved into rough tombstones, pressed onto loaves of bread and set out as a sign of sanctuary. The cross represented what Christians believed, who they hoped for and how they approached life. In this thoughtful book Judith Couchman takes up forty images of the cross from early Christianity. As we discover the meaning and significance of each of these uses, we learn a little more about the early church. More than that, she helps us focus on the meaning of the cross and the Savior's sacrifice. Ideal for Lenten devotional reading and appropriate for any season of the church calendar, this book includes original illustrations of each cross image. The Mystery of the Cross will enrich your understanding of Christian tradition and draw you into Christ's presence.
This book is by far the greatest book written since the Bible itself, and exposition into the mystery of the cross is by far deeper than anything I have ever seen in all my years of life, a confessed sinner who confesses that he lived a riotous and ruthless life all his days. Was he saved? This book reviews the answer to these questions: Was the glory of God on display? If so, who say it? This book shows the prophetic wisdom and the insight, line by line, verse by verse, and the authenticity of truth about the cross.It's about being eternally lost or saved, life or death, the two choices that man must make.What happened on the cross? What happened beyond the cross? What happened to Jesus? What happened to the thief? What was his role with Jesus? What did Jesus preach? What was his text?This book shows not only the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, but the resurrection of man from death to life. The power of Jesus, the blood of Jesus, the spirit of Jesus, and the body of Jesus, to reach as many men, women, girls, and boys throughout the world with the words of this historic book.
The Mystery of the Cross and the Narrow Gate Revealed is a search to reconcile apparent contradictions in the Bible, especially those passages pertaining to salvation. Beginning with the premise of the infallibility of the Bible, it argues that both the Reformers understanding of the atonement and their doctrine of salvation are invalid, since they are contradicted by numerous scriptures. In the end, the result of this search is a new understanding of both the atonement and salvation and the development of doctrines on these subjects, which will enable us to read canonically without seeing contradictions. Through faith and reason, a sound hermeneutic and careful exegesis, The Mystery of the Cross and the Narrow Gate uncovers the internal coherence of scripture, with the principal objective of restoring truth and bringing reform to a church that fails to grasp that the Holy Spirit is given to humankind to enable us to become holy and be made fit for the kingdom in heaven-refer www.themysteryofthecross.com.
Why Do You Wear A Cross? Why is the universal symbol of Christianity the method of Jesus execution? Is this morbid fascination with crucifixion Biblical? Is the death of Jesus to be the dominant theme of Christianity? What is the reason for the irrational contempt and hatred for the Cross in todays culture? In Understanding the Mystery of the Cross, author Mike Beecham explains why only crucifixion could redeem humanity no other death would do. Some of the topics addressed in this book: How man was separated from God and reconciled to God at a tree. The similarities between Adams fall and Jesus crucifixion. How God used the blueprint of mans fall in the Garden of Eden as a pattern to follow to provide mans redemption at the Cross of Christ. How this ancient event impacts our life today. Join the author on a journey to discover not only what happened to Jesus on that cross, but what happened to you!
Why do tragedies occur? Why do the innocent have to suffer? Why do so many of us experience pain and desolation during our lives? In these profound reflections drawn from his homilies and speeches over a period of twenty years, Cardinal Basil Hume shares his own questioning, his searching, his anguish. He joins with us as a fellow pilgrim on the pathway through life, and meditates on the deep mysteries and uncertainties of our journey. The central mystery of our faith, says the Cardinal, is the cross: In the midst of the pain and suffering that it brings, it offers the possibility of hope and resurrection. Drawing on the liturgy of the Church, especially the Easter liturgy, he gently reminds us that Christ shared our pain and that "our suffering brings us closer to Christ and closer to God." He opens and closes the book with beautiful, specially written reflections on the mystery and power of the Mass. Until his death in June 1999, Basil Hume, OSB, was the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster and a monk of Ampleforth Abbey in Great Britain. One of the best-known and best-loved religious figures in the United Kingdom, he wrote several books, including To Be a Pilgrim, Searching for God, The Mystery of Love, Basil in Blunderland, and Footprints of the Northern Saints.
In this book we record the five mystery gospels preached by Leader Olumba Olumba Obu, namely: Mystery of God, Mystery of Time, Mystery of Propagation, Mystery of Death and Mystery of Marriage. Several Gospels on Christ's Universal Spiritual School of Practical Christianity, otherwise known as Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, are also recorded. The Addendum contains Order of Services in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star.
