My Only Boast

¹⁴May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.  {Gal. 6:14}

Why is the cross our only "boast"?

• In the cross I see a true picture of myself -- horribly sinful yet tremendously loved.


• In the cross I see a true picture of God -- perfectly holy & just yet unbelievably gracious & merciful.


• All blessings flow to me because of the cross -- I am made blessable there.


• I receive a proper view of suffering at the cross -- God the Son suffered unjustly yet God the Father used His suffering and was ultimately glorified by it.


• Because of the cross I never have to fear God's wrath or punishment.


• I can drop pretensions at the cross and just be myself ... trusting God with me.


• At the cross I learn that God never gives up on me.


• At the cross I can quit striving to earn points from God and simply receive what God has already given.


• All hope springs forth from the cross.


• At the cross I gain access to God and adoption by God into an eternal family.