If the Bible makes anything clear, it is the fact that the secret of all God’s good news gospel to men is centered in Calvary’s Cross. It was because Christ was to die for sin that God could proclaim good news to sinners down through the ages.

It was not until some time after the crucifixion, however, that “the preaching of the cross” was widely proclaimed as a message by Paul in “the gospel [good news] of the grace of God” (ICor.1:18; Acts 20:24).

The proclamation of “the gospel of the grace of God” was the natural accompaniment to the revelation of the cross as the secret of God’s good news to man (Rom 16:25). In this proclamation of His over-abounding grace to sinners, everything centers in the cross.

According to Paul’s epistles;

• “we have redemption through His [Christ’s] blood” (Eph.1:7),
• we are “justified by His blood” (Rom.5:9),
• “reconciled to God by the death of His Son” (Rom.5:10),
• “made nigh by the blood of Christ” (Eph.2:13), and
• “made the righteousness of God in Him (Christ)” because “God hath made Him (Christ) to be sin for us” (IICor.5:21).

The “covenant” of “the Law” was abolished by the cross

“Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;” (Col.2:14)
“For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. (Romans 10:4)

The curse of the Law was removed by the cross.

“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: (Gal.3:13),

The “middle wall of partition” between Jew & Gentile was broken down by the cross.

“For he is our peace, who hath made both one (in the one body of Christ) , and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

¹⁵  Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even (that is) the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;” (Eph.2:14-15).

The believers in Christ are “reconciled to God in one body by the cross” (Eph. 2:16). Little wonder Paul calls this message “the preaching of the cross”!

To the believers it is thrilling indeed, and how thankful we should be, to see the cross as God’s reply to Satan when, at first glance, it had appeared that the cross was Satan’s greatest triumph.