This is a theme that needs to be returned to again and again.
It’s also the problem with sermons that strip-mine biblical narrative for things to do and not to do, but neglect to reference what Jesus has done, and what He is doing.
An excerpt from the post at Liberate.
Do you read the Bible as a helpful tool in your climb up toward moral betterment or as the story of God coming down to broken, sinful people?
In a very real way, our lives are defined by how we answer that question. Specifically, our lives are defined either by a cross or by a ladder. The ladder symbolizes our ascension—our effort to “go up.” The cross symbolizes God’s descension — his coming down.
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