It's sad that the Lord of the Church has been kicked out of His Church by the backslidden Bride. Now He stands outside the door of His Church knocking and saying:
"Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night." Song 5.2
1. The cross is the oldest theology of the Christian faith.
2. The cross is the most central theme of our Christian faith.
3. The cross gives balance to our theology and gospel.
4. The cross was the death place of our old nature and the birth place of our new life.
5. Every Christian experience finds it's root in the cross.