Biblical Reading and Reflections: September 22nd (Zechariah 2 & Matthew 16:13-28)
Alastair's Adversaria
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Christ's Suffering for Us
Suffering is absolutely essential to jesus identity and his vocation as the messiah. There is no glory without suffering. And jesus summons his disciples to follow him into suffering, they must take up their cross. Why the cross in particular? It's a symbol of, as it were, being living dead. You've taken that cross, and there's no way back. You're walking towards your execution. You must deny yourself.
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