I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.Īnd as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.įor God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. For ye were as sheep going astray but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.Īnd he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.Īnd he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.įor Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.įor the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.īut God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
( Wikimedia) The full artwork can be viewed here.Here are 149 Bible verses about the cross from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.Īnd when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Excerpt from a painting located in the Basilica of Saint Nicolas in Tolentino, Italy. Have a blessed paschal holiday as we contemplate our amazing Saviour and our amazing salvation! His death was followed by his resurrection, and then by his ascension to his place of glory in the heavenly realms.
3:18).Īs followers of Jesus, there is the wondrous tension and challenge of understanding and living out the sacrifice of the cross and of understanding and living out the triumph of the risen and exalted Jesus … because Jesus did not stay on the cross. We need to keep near the cross, but we also need to keep moving further into our new life as we continue to be transformed and conformed into Jesus’ likeness (e.g. The cross is the doorway into the new life that Jesus offers to every woman and man, girl and boy, on the planet (John 10:9). Jesus’ death on the cross, and his atonement for our sin, allows us today to enter into a new and living way (Heb. Even though it was a historic event that occurred in the ancient past, its ramifications continue. Jesus’ crucifixion is, of course, central to our faith and hope as Christians. ‘Till my ransomed soul shall find rest beyond the river. In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever ‘Till I reach the golden strand just beyond the river. Near the cross I’ll watch and wait, hoping, trusting ever
Help me walk from day to day with its shadow o’er me.
Near the cross! O Lamb of God, bring its scenes before me. There the bright and morning star sheds its beams around me. Near the cross, a trembling soul, love and mercy found me. Jesus, keep me near the cross there a precious fountain.įree to all, a healing stream flows from Calvary’s mountain. On this special day of the year, Good Friday, I’m sharing it here with you. It was sung regularly in the Reformed Church I belonged to as a child, and since then I’ve sung it frequently during my own times of worship … and in the car … and anywhere really, despite having a slight qualm about the wording in a couple of lines. “In the Cross,” written by Fanny Crosby, is one of my favourite hymns.