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what page says: If I see aright, the cross of popular evangelicalism is not the cross of the New Testament. It is, rather, a new bright ornament upon the bosom of a self-assured and carnal Christianity. The old cross slew men; the new cross entertains them. The old cross condemned; the new cross amuses. The old cross destroyed confidence in the flesh; the new cross The Divine Conquest ?

Dee Smith I remember reading the above but did not make notation of the page it was on. It was one of a few statements that I did not fully agree on about the c…moreI remember reading the above but did not make notation of the page it was on. It was one of a few statements that I did not fully agree on about the cross. I have different ideas on what the cross means as in the NT but amusement is not one of them, rather I take the cross as the representative of the sacrifice that our LORD did for all of mankind. Some may find it false but that I take as someone not believing in our Maker. (less)

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