The crucifixion of Jesus: dreadful mistake? Tragic failure? Irrelevant? Absurd? An embarrassment? The cross of Christ is, in fact, at the centre of God's plan for men and women. 'Cross examined' explains why. Using a wealth of illustration, Mark Meynell looks with freshness and clarity at the Bible's teaching, to show how God himself 'cross-examines' us in the death of Jesus. At the cross, God exposes our deepest need, meets it fully and enables us to live transformed lives.

Mark Meynell

Cross-examined

Part 1: Cross-examined

Part 2: Hard to accept, but hard to hide

Part 3: Messiah: God's gift

Part 4: Raised to life: so live it!

Preface

Preface to Study Guide edition

Part 1. Cross-examined

1. In the dock

God on trial

A king on trial

Prosecution or defence?

Summary

2. 'You can't believe that, can you?'

A symbol that invites ridicule

A death that demands interpretation

A message that seems absurd

Part 2. Hard to accept, but hard to hide

3. United nations

A universal problem

A pervasive reality

A common heritage

4. Fatal addiction

It promised so much...

...But God's promise proves true

5. Divine justice

The holiness of God

The justice of God

The wrath of God

A world under judgment

Part 3. Messiah: God’s gift

6. Messiah: the promise

The Spirit-revealed plan

The birth of the God-Man

The sacrifice of the God-Man

7. Messiah: the execution

Jerusalem-bound

Midday blackout

Divine access

8. Messiah: the blood

Blood in the Bible

9. Messiah: the triumph

Our debt discharged

His decisive defeat

A divine demonstration

Part 4. Raised to life: so live it!

10. A life made possible

Starting out

Heading home

11. A cross-shaped life

Follow Christ

Imitate Christ

Worship Christ

Study guide

Part 3. Messiah: God's gift

Notes

Suggestions for further reading

The crucifixion of Jesus: dreadful mistake? Tragic failure? Irrelevant? Absurd? An embarrassment? The cross of Christ is, in fact, at the centre of God’s plan for men and women. ‘Cross examined’ explains why. Using a wealth of illustration, Mark Meynell looks with freshness and clarity at the Bible’s teaching, to show how God himself ‘cross-examines’ us in the death of Jesus. At the cross, God exposes our deepest need, meets it fully and enables us to live transformed lives.

\["Want to get to the heart of the Cross?","Mark Meynell explores how Jesus' death is life-changing","You'll see how the Cross is at the very center of everything"\]

Drawing on a wide range of stories and writers, this engagingly written book sets out the central truth of the Christian good news, surveying its many facets, and applying it clearly to our contemporary lives.

__- Derek Tidball__

\[Praise for the first edition\] Mark Meynell has an enviable ability to take the ancient story and, without twisting or diluting it, bring it to life for the postmodern world.

__- Derek Tidball__

\[Praise for the first edition\] This excellent little book plugs a significant gap in the literature on the cross.

__- Themelios__

\[Praise for the first edition\] A solid book that explores the whys and wherefores of the cross and resurrection.

__- Church of England newspaper__

What does the Cross mean to you? In Cross-Examined, Mark Meynell explores how the Cross reveals the ways God meets our deepest needs.

__Mark Meynell__ is a director for Langham Preaching (part of Langham Partnership) and travels widely. He is a speaker, trainer and blogger. He is the author of When Darkness Seems My Closest Friend (IVP) and A Wilderness of Mirrors (Zondervan). He lives in Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK.

Mark Meynell is a director for Langham Preaching (part of Langham Partnership) and travels widely. He is a speaker, trainer and blogger. He is the author of When Darkness Seems My Closest Friend (IVP) and A Wilderness of Mirrors (Zondervan). He lives in Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK.

The crucifixion of Jesus: a dreadful mistake? A tragic failure? Irrelevant? Absurd? An embarrassment?  
  
The cross of Christ is, in fact, at the centre of God's plan for men and women. This book explains why.  
  
With freshness and clarity, Mark Meynell explores the Bible's teaching, to show how God himself 'cross-examines' us in the death of Jesus.  
  
At the cross, God exposes our deepest need, meets it fully and enables us to live transformed lives.  
  
This revised and expanded edition includes new chapters on union with Christ and leadership.

Revised expanded edition of a best-selling exposition of the cross of Christ

Drawing on a wide range of stories and writers, this engagingly written book sets out the central truth of the Christian good news, surveying its many facets, and applying it clearly to our contemporary lives.

\[Praise for the first edition\] Mark Meynell has an enviable ability to take the ancient story and, without twisting or diluting it, bring it to life for the postmodern world.

\[Praise for the first edition\] This excellent little book plugs a significant gap in the literature on the cross.

\[Praise for the first edition\] A solid book that explores the whys and wherefores of the cross and resurrection.

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