Paul, you don't understand because you're under the mistaken belief that you've reconciled yourself to God. That's not possible without the Cross of Christ!

"And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto Me."

"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.

When the people of Israel were afflicted with serpents in the wilderness because of their sin, God instructed Moses: "Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and every one who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live."


The bronze serpent points to the Cross of Christ which defeats sin and death and obtains everlasting life for those who believe. The result of Jesus "being lifted up on the Cross" and His rising and exaltation to the Father's right hand in heaven, is our new birth in the Spirit and adoption as sons and daughters of God. God not only redeems us, but He fills us with His own divine life and power that we might share in His glory. Jesus gives us the Holy Spirit that we may have power to be His witnesses and to spread and defend the gospel by word and action, and to never be ashamed of Christ's Cross.




"But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that made us whole, and with His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all."


God bless you