Crucifixion

  • Why the Messiah Became a Stumbling Stone — And Why the Church Still Trips Over Him

    Israel stumbled over her own Messiah not because she lacked zeal or covenant devotion, but because God fulfilled His promises in a way that overturned long-held expectations. The stone God laid in Zion—fulfilled in the crucified and risen Jesus—did not match the forms Israel assumed God’s faithfulness must take. Paul insists this stumble is neither…

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  • The Scandal of the Cross and the Sickness of the World “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34). These words, spoken from a Roman cross, aren’t just a cry of mercy. They’re an indictment. A mirror. A judgment. And, yes, an invitation. We tend to focus on the…

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