Enemies of the Cross

July 22, 2007 | By User Imagebokjae | In Christianity 

Sharing some personal difficult Scripture Verses which came through to me at times of meditation. It is easy to understand Christians are not anti-Christ. In fact most Christians will deny this and claimed that they love Christ and do their utmost for His Kingdom. Yes these are noble and worthy things and are part of a believer’s life but there are more urgent things to wrestle with as we go along.

Phi 3:18 I often warned you that many people are living as enemies of the cross of Christ. And now with tears in my eyes, I warn you again……………….

This verse brings shivers down my spine simply because for many years I have missed the focus of this verse which is not talking about being enemies of Christ but rather enemies of the cross of Christ! On contemplation, I realized that I am and in many ways. The Cross of Christ to me is a postion, a condition of my heart, a state of my being, that requires a death, crucified and non-negotiable. It is easier to give of our money, to serve and be devoted to religious sanctimonies but to put to death our flesh, selfishness, willfulness, you can fill in the blanks, is the more difficult task. No wonder we seldom realize that we are the enemies of the Cross. I now see that the Cross is forever between me and God and if I don’t see the cross how can I see God?



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5 Responses to “Enemies of the Cross”

  1. ET on July 22nd, 2007 3:02 am

    You are so right Sir!

    I remembered a friend’s dad, Apostle Khong, who preached about this issue in one of the service. Many people are confused about who their actual spiritual enemies are, and often place the fault on the wrong person.

    If only I could share it with you… I have an audio recording of it.

  2. miche on July 22nd, 2007 2:06 pm

    wow! i never see the verse in this way b4! thank you so much for sharing.

  3. JennyHow on July 22nd, 2007 8:08 pm

    Just wanna drop by and say thanks so much for the blogroll add bokjae ;)

  4. Jenny on July 23rd, 2007 4:48 am

    Dying to self is so hard…I really struggle with it daily. I was jsut talking to my husband about this earlier….thanks for a well written post!

  5. bokjae on July 24th, 2007 6:02 am

    So happy to read your comments as well as your affirmations are encouraging! Thanks.

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