The cross displays God's hatred of sin

From The Course of Faith, or the Practical Believer Delineated, by John Angell James:

The death of Christ, apprehended by faith, presents the strongest motives to holiness—by setting forth in the most vivid and striking manner, the holiness and justice of God, and his determination to punish transgression; the immutable authority of the Divine law; the evil nature of sin; and the fearfulness of falling into the hands of the living God. Not all the judgments God ever inflicted—nor all the threatenings he ever denounced, give such an impressive warning against sin, and admonition to righteousness—as the death of Christ. The torments of the bottomless pit are not so dreadful a demonstration of God's hatred of sin as the agonies of the cross.

If you haven't done so already, sign up for your daily dose of Grace Gems.

Free Book: The Passion of Jesus Christ

In this book John Piper presents fifty reasons why Jesus came to die on a cross:

The most important question of the twenty-first century is: Why did Jesus Christ suffer so much? But we will never see this importance if we fail to go beyond human cause. The ultimate answer to the question, Who crucified Jesus? is: God did. It is a staggering thought. Jesus was his Son. And the suffering was unsurpassed. But the whole message of the Bible leads to this conclusion.

Download a free copy from DesiringGod.org.

It's Friday, but Sunday's Comin'!