From the late Alan Stibbs, a wonderfully clear writer, and an astute expounder of the Bible. "This one event of the cross of Christ is a final revelation of both the character and consequences of human sin and the wonder and sacrifice of divine love."
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I just finished "Pillars of Flame: Power, Priesthood, and Spiritual Maturity" by Maggie Ross, and she makes much the same point. The book is an explication of the idea of kenosis as found in Phil 2:5-10, here directly applied to the Cross:
"... Quite contrary to this notion of the implacable judge, God reveals in the humility of Christ that judgment is given from the perspective of the Cross ... to enter into compassion with such intensity conveys to the world something of the vastness of God's prodigal gift of divine life, love, and humble mercy ..."
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