Boasting in the Cross: Our Foundation of Hope

"Far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ by which the world has been crucified to me and now to the world as we focus on the issue of what does Paul mean by boasting in nothing except the cross I don't think he's naive I don't think he's the least mistaken he's the authority here not us grant us to learn from him so that we boast appropriately in the cross and appropriately in the other things that Paul boasts in." [00:01:01]

"So by sending the Son of God in human form he condemned sin that is sin received its proper punishment in the flesh of Jesus when he was crucified on the cross so that verse one of Romans 8 says there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus so no condemnation comes from God condemning our sin in the flesh of Jesus he became a substitute for us on the cross and took our condemnation that's the first step in realizing that everything a Believer has he has because of the Cross." [00:05:38]

"Since therefore we have now been justified by his blood that is his death much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God so our right standing our just our standing are being declared just or right before God is owing to the death of Jesus the cross of Jesus the blood of Jesus so if you take those two together here in Romans 8:3 condemnation is being removed and here in Romans 5:9 Justice or righteousness is being counted as ours therefore God is totally 100% for us and not against us in Christ which means all of his power all of his wisdom all of his love all three of which are infinite serve us." [00:06:35]

"He who did not spare his own son but gave him up that's the death of Jesus that's the cross but gave him up for us all how will he not this is a rhetorical question and we have to answer it how will he not also with him graciously give us all things and the answer is he will the logic is this since he did the hardest thing imaginable namely not sparing his own son but giving him up to the shame and pain of crucifixion for us since he did that he most certainly will graciously with him give us all things that is all things that we need to do his will will and glorify him are all things that are ultimately good for us." [00:08:09]

"Therefore when Paul says far be it for me to boast except in the cross can it not likely be and I'm suggesting that it is that what he means is not I won't boast in my sufferings or I won't boast in my converts or I won't boast in all the good that God has given me but I will boast in it with a view to its foundation and provision in Christ crucified so that every Act of gratitude every exaltation every boast every rejoicing in the Christian Life is traced down to the root of the Cross we would have nothing but hell without the cross everything would lead to destruction rather than everything leading to Glory." [00:09:49]

"Romans 8:3 God has done what the law weakened by the flesh could not do by sending his own son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin he condemned sin in In the Flesh so by sending the Son of God in human form he condemned sin that is sin received its proper punishment in the flesh of Jesus when he was crucified on the cross." [00:05:22]

"Romans 15:17 in Christ Jesus then I have reason to boast of my work for God or 1 Thessalonians 2:19 for what is Our Hope joy and Crown of boasting before the Lord Jesus at his coming is it not you so there you have what one two three at least four different things in which Paul boasts so what does he mean when he says here in Galatians 6 14 far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus and he says something similar in 1 Corinthians 2 which creates a similar problem for our thinking." [00:02:28]

"Romans 5:9 since therefore we have now been justified by his blood that is his death much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God so our right standing our just our standing are being declared just or right before God is owing to the death of Jesus the cross of Jesus the blood of Jesus so if you take those two together here in Romans 8:3 condemnation is being removed and here in Romans 5:9 Justice or righteousness is being counted as ours." [00:06:35]

"Here's the way he says it in Romans 8:32 he who did not spare his own son but gave him up that's the death of Jesus that's the cross but gave him up for us all how will he not this is a rhetorical question and we have to answer it how will he not also with him graciously give us all things and the answer is he will the logic is this since he did the hardest thing imaginable namely not sparing his own son but giving him up to the shame and pain of crucifixion for us since he did that he most certainly will graciously with him give us all things that is all things that we need to do his will will and glorify him are all things that are ultimately good for us." [00:08:05]

"Romans 8:3 God has done what the law weakened by the flesh could not do by sending his own son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin he condemned sin in In the Flesh so by sending the Son of God in human form he condemned sin that is sin received its proper punishment in the flesh of Jesus when he was crucified on the cross." [00:05:22]

"Romans 15:17 in Christ Jesus then I have reason to boast of my work for God or 1 Thessalonians 2:19 for what is Our Hope joy and Crown of boasting before the Lord Jesus at his coming is it not you so there you have what one two three at least four different things in which Paul boasts so what does he mean when he says here in Galatians 6 14 far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus and he says something similar in 1 Corinthians 2 which creates a similar problem for our thinking." [00:02:28]

"Romans 5:9 since therefore we have now been justified by his blood that is his death much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God so our right standing our just our standing are being declared just or right before God is owing to the death of Jesus the cross of Jesus the blood of Jesus so if you take those two together here in Romans 8:3 condemnation is being removed and here in Romans 5:9 Justice or righteousness is being counted as ours." [00:06:35]