Jesus said that if anyone wanted to follow him, that person would need to deny himself and take up his cross and follow Jesus.
So the question is, what is a Christian supposed to do with "his cross?" It is not some difficulty in life that he needs to endure. There is something far more significant than that.
This message looks at the three references to crucifixion in Galatains to see what it is that we are supposed to crucify.
Progressive ideology is its own kind of religion. Progressives believe that everything will get better and better through their progressive policies. They believe that they can eliminate poverty, injustice and violence through passing new laws. Through taxes and redistribution of wealth they can solve inequities. They can fix global warming through energy policy and scientific research. They can come up with a medical solution for every disease and maybe even a technical fix for death itself.
But the only cure for death is the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Only Christ can fix the brokenness we have introduced into the world by our sin. At present we yield ourselves to Jesus so that our hearts are fixed. There is nothing wrong with fighting against injustice and systemic poverty as long as you do not put your faith in the wrong
