Emphasis Preaching Journal
The triumph of the cross
Commentary
Imagine this scenario: a small religious group in America catches the headlines with their novel beliefs. They claim that their leader is divine. But that same leader is convicted of a crime, and sentenced to be executed in the electric chair. He dies, but the leader's ignoble death does nothing to deter the faithful followers. They now claim that his disgraceful death is a further reflection of his divine nature. Most of us, hearing this scenario, would probably say to ourselves, "How weird!" "These days you can find somebody gullible enough to believe anything!"
