Christ Without A Cross

Peter shook the Lord in rebuke and told him that all these things would NOT happen to him on his watch.....

Suffering, murder and resurrection were things that horrified the good and noble Peter....

Peter loved the Lord so much that he did not want him to have to go to the cross....

Nobody can ever question Peter's love for the Lord....

But then the Lord called him Satan....

Because you desire the will of man over the will of God.....

You see my blogging friend....

Peter wanted his Christ but did not want His cross....

Christ without his Cross....

Today we see the same....

Good zealous fiery young men who love Jesus but resist His cross....

This zealous love for Christ but avoidance of His cross is the spirit of anti-Christ....

Get behind me Satan, Jesus had said....

Jesus then told Peter....

You want me on your terms rather than mine.....

Too many good men today desire Christ on their terms rather than his....

Then Jesus made the startling statement....

If you want me you must deny yourself and take up your cross and follow me....

Jesus was in essence telling Peter that you cannot deny me My cross....

And if you want Me you cannot deny yourself your own cross....

Too many today desire the goodness of a Christ without the sacrifice of crucifixion.....

I do not find a lot of the Cross in today's neo concepts of Pentcostalism....

Many want Christ without the doctrines of separation.....

Many want Christ but only the Christ of grace rather than the Christ of responsibility and self denial.....

Gentlemen....

If you want the Jesus of the New Testament you must also accept the cross of self denial...

You cannot deny him his Cross....

Or yourself yours.....