saved by the cross

Wednesday January 26th, 1 Corinthians 1: 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. The ones who are perishing are the ones who are focused on the self and saving the self at any cost. The cost is often their soul. Their focus is on how they can win, get ahead, or sometimes even how their theology is right and others is wrong. For them the cross is a nice thing to wear, but salvation comes from good old fashion hard work and doing it the right way which is always their way. Grace is often a word they use, but salvation is still through work, effort, right belief etc. They will be saved in the end, in spite of seeing themselves as being right and others as wrong, but they will be saved by the cross of Christ not their efforts, and certainly not by their condemnation of others.