The Cross & Christ’s Supremacy

“The Cross, in fact, was the definitive display of Christ’s eternal dominion. It was the supreme revelation of His sovereignty. Because of it, slaves of the Fall are liberated. Because of it, Satan’s minions are bound. Because of it, death is destroyed, sin is demolished, judgment is absorbed and fear is banished. Because of it, all who believe are conquered by grace and transferred into the Empire of the Son. If the fruits of the Tree do not magnify the full extent of Christ’s Kingship, then surely nothing else does. Nothing else can. “As to Paul’s statement to the Corinthians, remember: He committed himself to proclaim both the Christ (“anointed one” referring to His divine appointment as Master of the Universe) as well as His Cross (the fundamental foundation undergirding His victorious throne). In point of fact, both parts of Paul’s message were really about the supremacy of God’s Son! As he amplifies in 1 Corinthians 2:8, it was no less than ‘the Lord of glory’ who was crucified.”

David Bryant, Christ is All!, p. 21.