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Don Carson makes a point in this presentation about the origin of the cross in antiquity and how it can break people between those who are suffering and those who are saved. Paul’s emphasises that the real ministry must focus on Christ, not on human eloquence or social status. Carson urges a return to the gospel’s transformative energy and warns against contemporary christian distractions.
He instructs the following:
- The first-century implications of the bridge and death, and how they are different currently
- Why do folks frequently set their own standards for what God may look like?
- Through the bridge, God has now pronounced judgment on the best that the world has to offer.
- The cross conveys the message that God’s strength and intelligence are displayed in the most vulnerable times for people.
- Why can’t being sensible, strong, or well-born be a test for believing in God?
- A rebuke to the faithlessness of fundamentalism, such as the desire for methods and self-promotion.
- How overly focusing on social and political implications can lead to a polite rejection of the church
- The only magnetism in the human race with an eternal impact is the bridge message.
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