January 31, 2005
Christ Our Mediator
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C. J. Mahaney |
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A study on the various aspects of the Passion of our Savior. This book diagrams beautifully the emotion, love, sacrifice, and majesty of my wonderful Lord. I watched as C.J. Presented the cross as a personal act of love for me. The main thrust behind this book is that “before we can see the cross as something done for us, we must see it as something done by us.” - John Stott. What a concept. My Christ, as a gift from my God, sacrificed that I might have a relationship with Him. “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.” |
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Wow. I finished this book a couple of days ago, and its
message has been stewing in my heart ever since. Oh, what a book.
I was awakened again spiritually to the importance of my
knowledge, understanding and thoughts on the cross. It is my
everything in this life. I saw afresh the sacrifice of a
Father...to kill His son. I hurt for my God as he peered into the
Cup of suffering. I was humbled as I saw myself as one of the
faces in the crowd that jeered “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”
And I was encouraged to find my joy only in the cross. Praise God
for showing me these things. I count this book and C.J.'s other
book The Cross Centered Life as one of my top 10 heart
burners. It was worship to see my Savior unfolded for me.