{"id":782,"date":"2015-08-20T01:03:14","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T01:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=782"},"modified":"2015-08-16T23:45:43","modified_gmt":"2015-08-16T23:45:43","slug":"the-cross-points-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=782","title":{"rendered":"The Cross Points the Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"05-03-15<\/a><\/p>\n

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Me:\u00a0 Prodigal, nice cross!<\/p>\n

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Prodigal:\u00a0 A friend made it for me, who really believed the love of Jesus<\/p>\n

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Me:\u00a0 Well that is a topic I could really talk about, but instead I will share from Ravi Zacharias and his thoughts of the importance of what Jesus has done on the cross.<\/p>\n

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Jesus Among other gods written by Ravi Zacharias goes over the importance of what Jesus did so many years ago for us and really gives us a fresh perspective.<\/p>\n

God conquers not in spite of the dark mystery of evil, but through it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mahatma Gandhi made the comment that of all the truths of the Christian faith, the one that stood supreme to him was the cross of Jesus.\u00a0 He granted that it was without parallel.\u00a0 It was the innocent dying for the guilty, the pure exchanged for the impure.\u00a0 This evil cannot be understood through the eyes of the ones who crucified Him, but only through the eyes of the Crucified One.\u00a0 It is the woman who has been raped who understands what rape is, not the rapist.\u00a0 It is the one who has been slandered who understands what slander is, not the slanderer.\u00a0 It is only the One who died for our sin who can explain to us what evil is, not the skeptics.\u00a0 The cross points the way to a full explanation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have no idea what it really felt when Jesus willing died on the cross for us.\u00a0 We have no idea how much he gave up for us when he breathed his last breath.\u00a0 We need to be reminded of this so that we do not forget the\u00a0greatness of our salvation.\u00a0 I need to be reminded of this so I don’t forget.\u00a0 Jesus you are an Awesome God and THANK YOU!!!<\/p>\n

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John 6:47<\/p>\n

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n

www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n

www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n

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