The Cross of Christ  

My seven previous blog entries have contained, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, much about faith. It is all about faith, brothers and sisters in Christ; it is never a question of works. Works are, of course, important, but works must be the result of our faith and never the cause. I can write about faith every day and still fail God and fail you, the reader, if I do not properly address the all important subject of the OBJECT of one's faith. Works are important in their own way, but they do not actually please God. In Hbr 11:6, Paul (it is my belief that Paul, inspired by the Holy Spirit wrote Hebrews) states "But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." Faith in what? in whom? Faith in Christ and the Cross; any time Faith is mentioned, without exception, its root meaning is that its OBJECT is Christ and the Cross; otherwise, it is faith that God will not accept. Faith in anything other than Christ and His Finished Work on the Cross greatly displeases the Lord.