Galatians 6:12 As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised… The Cross of Christ demands notice, calls for Christian feeling, sets before us a glorious object of contemplation. I. THE CROSS OF CHRIST IN THE HISTORY CONNECTED WITH IT. A very affecting and astonishing history; the very angels bestow on it their attention and admiration. 1. A history of suffering; (1) on the part of the Master; (2) on the part of every true disciple. 2. A history of sin. II. THE ODIUM CONNECTED WITH THE CROSS. If any man will live godly in Christ Jesus, leading a holy life, manifesting and setting forth Christian principle instead of depending on morality, avowing his conviction that there is no salvation but in the Cross of Christ — then shalt reproach, if not persecution fall upon him — hatred, ill-will, sarcasm, wit, ridicule, obloquy. (T. Mortimer, B. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. |
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