Why is the "Message Of The Cross" foolishness to those who are perishing...
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The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing because it is completely contrary to human behavior and human reasoning. It is essentially irrational to the unsaved. We could go into great detail as to why it is regarded as such but unless the Holy Spirit reveals the meaning of the cross of Christ through the Gospel, it remains inexplicable.
Many on CC believe that the "Message of the Cross" is the Jimmy Swaggart doctrine. The Apostle Paul clearly states in Romans 2:16 these words, "In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel. Let me repeat this because this is very, very, important! Paul said the person will be judge by his gospel! Which is the "Message of the Cross." Christ Crucified! In other words, was your Faith placed and maintained exclusively in Christ and the Cross of Calvary where the victory was won. No other way will God award righteousness to the Believer.
If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 1 Cor 15:14
It is not Jimmy Swaggart doctrine. It is the sanctification for the saint so they will receive the help of the Holy Spirit to live a victorious life.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6
The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him; and He will shew them His covenant. Psalm 25:14
1 Corinthians 15:1 - Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you--unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.
1 Corinthians 1:21 - For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
1 Corinthians 1:21 - For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
The message of the cross is biblical. The "Message of the Cross" is Swaggart's idolatry; note the difference in capitalization. You preach a false gospel pablum that turns the cross itself into an idol and ignores the infinitely greater importance of the One Who died on it and was resurrected. You, meanwhile, stubbornly ignore correction. You don't even post plain Scripture; you post Swaggart's corrupted commentary. Instead of your accusatory bloviating, throw away your cultic propaganda, get your head out of your dark little box and start reading the pure Scripture for yourself.
Why do 99% on CC will place their Faith in Christ, but not Christ and the Cross. Faith placed in Christ alone and not the Cross is another Jesus! Do you believe this?
I never really listened to Jimmy Swaggart, so I'm not familiar with his doctrine, but I do believe in ongoing sanctification for the saint which follows believing the gospel unto salvation.
Who does this? Believers have placed their faith (belief, trust, reliance) in the death, burial and resurrection of Christ as the ALL-sufficient means of their salvation. (1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Romans 1:16) Who would place their faith in Christ, yet exclude His finished work on the cross?
What would such a person be placing their faith in (in regards to Christ, minus His finished work of redemption?) 
Sanctification is not automatic! That is why Paul said, "I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain."
If it is not Faith in Christ and Him Crucified it is law! You have come up with another way to live for God other than Faith placed and maintained exclusively in Christ and the Cross.
I don't hear anyone saying that it is automatic, yet sanctification has no bearing on justification. That is, even if we don't live a sinless, perfect life 100% of the time (which we won't) and whether we are babes in Christ or mature in Christ, believers are still justified by faith. (Romans 5:1)
We are certainly not justified by the law but by faith in Jesus Christ. (Galatians 2:16) Saving faith is placed and maintained exclusively in Christ and the Cross. His finished work of redemption is sufficient and complete to save believers. No supplements needed. (Romans 3:22-28)
This is wrong on two counts. First, your retort is irrelevant to Dan's comment; he is not arguing for the Law as the means to sanctification. The Law has nothing to do with this discussion; that's a red herring you're attempting to drag in. Secondly, the cross never did anything for anyone. That is the root of your false gospel.
Christ alone is God in flesh; the cross isn't.
Christ alone paid the penalty for our sin; the cross didn't.
Christ alone was raised from the dead; the cross wasn't.
Christ alone will judge the living and the dead; the cross won't.
Throw away your idol and your false gospel.
What exactly does he mean by, "THE CROSS?" Hyper Lordship salvation or something to that effect?
Swaggart made an idol of "the Cross" (always capitalized). MoTC repeatedly claims that it is a synecdoche* for the the Person and finished work of Christ, but always there is an unbalanced emphasis on the capitalized term, while the Person is very much secondary.What exactly does he mean by, "THE CROSS?" Hyper Lordship salvation or something to that effect?
*a synecdoche is "a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa (source: merriamwebster.com).
Righteousness is only awarded by God by Faith in Christ and Him Crucified (Romans 4:5); therefore you can't be justified.
It is by "Grace" through "Faith" that the "Temple" is built. The "Temple was to be built under Solomon; not the sound of a hammer, not the sound of a tool, i.e., not one sound of mans labor.
The only thing that God will accept from any Believer is "Faith" in His Son Jesus and the Cross of Calvary where the victory was won, i.e., The Finished Work, i.e., The Blood of Jesus.
Thank you! But I cannot pronounce it
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Romans 4:5 However, to the one who does not work but trusts God
who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.