The following is from a talk given by Pastor Zac Poonen of Christian Fellowship Church in Bangalore, India.• The love of Christ…
—Is seen in Gethsemane when He said to the Father that He was willing to have His eternal fellowship with the Father broken for three hours on the cross for our sake. This was the cup He dreaded to drink.
—Is seen on the Cross where He experienced Hell (=being forsaken by God for three hours) for our sake.
—Is seen in His giving Himself up for the Church (Ephesians 5:25).
—Is seen in the fact that He never offered His Father that which cost Him nothing (2 Samuel 24:24).
• The Cross will not mean much to us if we don’t see the dreadfulness of our sins.
• Money will mean more to us than God if we think we have been forgiven little.
• The inconveniences we face in serving the Lord will become insignificant when we compare them with the “inconvenience” Christ suffered on the Cross for us.
• Jesus is looking for those who will love Him and His Body with this type of love.
—Is seen in Gethsemane when He said to the Father that He was willing to have His eternal fellowship with the Father broken for three hours on the cross for our sake. This was the cup He dreaded to drink.
—Is seen on the Cross where He experienced Hell (=being forsaken by God for three hours) for our sake.
—Is seen in His giving Himself up for the Church (Ephesians 5:25).
—Is seen in the fact that He never offered His Father that which cost Him nothing (2 Samuel 24:24).
• The Cross will not mean much to us if we don’t see the dreadfulness of our sins.
• Money will mean more to us than God if we think we have been forgiven little.
• The inconveniences we face in serving the Lord will become insignificant when we compare them with the “inconvenience” Christ suffered on the Cross for us.
• Jesus is looking for those who will love Him and His Body with this type of love.
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A true Christian offers Christ an unlimited genuine love every day of his life. Even this love is just a small token when you keep in mind that Christ was crucified to save mankind.
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