Is the Cross Truly Enough? Unpacking the Power of Grace and Faith

Is the cross enough?

There’s no question that, as believers and followers of Jesus, we live in the age of grace today. We know that God is love and that He is not out to punish us because Jesus bore all the punishment we deserve for our own sinful behavior on the cross.

At the end of His suffering on the cross, Jesus said, “it is finished.” Even so, is there any more required of us? Or is the cross enough?

Category: Kingdom of God

Tags: Cross, Faith, Grace, Repentance

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