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Affirmation: Joining The Mission of God

Further Reflections on Scripture References

Perhaps similar to Constantine's vision of Christ's cross, this text makes clear that the cross is a symbol of Christ's love. As Stanley L. Osborne (PHH 395) states, "[The text's] images are biblical, its moods expectant, its promises courageous, and its demands costly" (If Such Holy Song, 321). "Lift High the Cross" reveals many implications of Christ's cross: Christ rallies his people behind him (st. 1-2); Christ gathers his people from throughout the world

 

(st. 3-5); Christ gives healing to the despair of the world (st. 6); Christ's victory enjoins our praise to him (st. 7).

 

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Confessions and Statements of Faith References

Further Reflections on Confessions and Statements of Faith References

This affirmation leads God’s children to testify regarding our commitment to the work of the Church in the world through the words of Our World Belongs to God, paragraphs 41 and 42.

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