THE CROSS

1 COR. 1:17 - 24

THE WORLD OF RELIGION
Christianity
Judaism
Messianic Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Sikhism
Taoism
The Baha’

ALL RELIGION IS NOT THE SAME
1 Corinthians 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

A DO AS YOU WANT RELIGION
  2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

HOLDING FIRM THE FAITH
  Jude 1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

PREACHING THE CROSS
THE WORLD HAS A SIN PROBLEM
Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

THERE IS ONLY ONE SOLUTION
Ephesians 2:16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

GOD’S BATTERING RAM
Ephesians 2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

GOD’S INSTRUMENT OF PEACE
Ephesians 2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

THE POWER OF THE CROSS
DESTROYED THE WORK OF SIN
Colossians 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

BROKE THE CURSE
Galatians 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

RELEASED THE BLESSING
Galatians 3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

OUR TOOL TO REACH THE WORLD
Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.