A Violent Grace – Meeting Christ at the Cross

Michael Card is an award-winning musician, performing artist and teacher of Scripture. His many books include Scribbling in the Sand, A Fragile Stone, A Better Freedom and the Biblical Imagination Series. Card and his family live in Tennessee.

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. He was Born to Die

so I could be born to new life

2. He Suffered Temptation

so I can experience victory

3. He was Betrayed

so I might know his faithfulness

4. He was Arrested and Bound

so I could be rescued from bondage

5. He Stood Trial Alone

so I might have an advocate

6. He was Wounded

so I could be healed

7. He Endured Mockery

so I could know dignity and joy

8. He was Condemned

so the truth could set me free

9. He was Crowned with Thorns

so I might crown him with praise

10. He was Nailed to the Cross

so I might escape judgment

11. He was Stretched Out Between Thieves

so I could know the reach of love

12. He Suffered Thirst

so I can drink living water

13. He Said, "It Is Finished"

so I could begin my walk of faith

14. He was God?s Lamb, Slain

so I could claim His sacrifice as my own

15. He was Forsaken by the Father

so I would never be rejected

16. He Chose the Shame of Weakness

so I can know the hope of glory

17. He Shed His Blood

so I can be white as snow

18. His Heart was Pierced

so mine could be made whole

19. He Died and was Buried

so the grave could not hold me

20. He Rose Again

so I might experience eternal life

21. He is Known by His Scars

so I will take up my cross and follow him