Preach Christ crucified.

[George]

“but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly
to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ
the power of God and the wisdom of God.”
-1 Corinthians 1:23-24 ESV

The Apostle Paul in a narrative that actually begins in verse 18, is
talking about preaching, and what he considers to be the central theme
of his message, The Cross of our Lord. In verse 18 he states:

"For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to
us who are being saved it is the power of God."

The cross of our Lord is indeed a stumbling block and folly. the world
does not understand it, however to a christian, it is the point in
time when God's promise of redemption was fulfilled. Our debt is paid,
and we have the means of the righteousness of Christ imputed to us.
This is the dual transaction of our Justification, ratified and
confirmed by the resurrection of our Lord.

The cross was a symbol of the worst kind of punishment that could be
exacted on the worst criminals in society. Even to this day the cross
if offemsive to the world. It is the only religious symbol that our
government choses to ban from the public square, but WHY?

I would like to read your comments about the cross, and preaching the
cross of Christ, and what does it mean to us who are CALLED (verse 24).