“The cross is the only place where the loving, forgiving, merciful God is revealed in such a way that we perceive that God’s holiness and God’s love are equally infinite.” (Emil Brunner, The Mediator)

God comes to us in Jesus Christ; and on the cross, Jesus takes upon himself the punishment due for our sin. Thus the righteousness of God is upheld, for sin is punished. At the very same time, because Christ has taken the penalty from us, we who are sinners can be entirely forgiven and brought back into relationship with a God. So the cross is indeed the place where “we perceive that God’s holiness and God’s love are equally infinite”!

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It remains for us to receive what Christ has done for us – so that Christ can lift us out of our brokenness into the love and life of God.

Sunday’s Scripture Readings:
John 19:16-24, 28-30
Colossians 2:13-14
Hebrews 9:11-14

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About the Author

Dr. David A. Palmer has been the senior pastor at the United Methodist Church of Kent since 1995. He has a B.A. from Wittenberg University, a Master of Divinity from Duke University, and a Doctor of Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary. A native of Wooster, Ohio, he has served three other churches in east Ohio before coming to Kent. He and his wife, Mavis, have three children.