The Cross Has Cost

the apostle Paul writes a letter to the modern church's scolding them for accepting sin and abomination the scripture condemns, and also teaching prosperity health and wealth even when Jesus walked this earth with not even a place to lay His head. even Paul has faced persecution for the name of Jesus. #jesus #bluegrass #trustgod #gospel #gospeltruth Lyrics: [Verse 1] To the churches gathered under polished signs, From Paul, once chained beneath the watchman’s eye: You call the crooked road a harmless thing, And bless the wound instead of naming why. The page is plain; the warning has not changed, Though every age would soften what it says. You trade the narrow truth for easy praise, Then wonder why the flock has lost its way. [Chorus] Church, remember what the cross has cost, A crown of thorns, a life poured out and lost. Don’t sell a promise Christ did not proclaim; Take up your cross and bear His holy name. [Verse 2] You promise health and riches to the poor, As if the faithful never ache or mourn. The Lord had nowhere to lay down His head; The road was hard, the night was cold before dawn. And I have known the lash, the cell, the stone, Still carried hope where fear had made its home. Not gold, not comfort proves the Father’s care; The truth may cost you everything you bear. [Chorus] Church, remember what the cross has cost, A crown of thorns, a life poured out and lost. Don’t sell a promise Christ did not proclaim; Take up your cross and bear His holy name. [Bridge] So turn again—not to a softer word, But mercy joined with truth, as we have heard. Let every boast be laid beneath the throne; The Lord is faithful when we stand alone. [Final Chorus] Church, remember what the cross has cost, A crown of thorns, a life poured out and lost. Don’t sell a promise Christ did not proclaim; Take up your cross and bear His holy name. Take up your cross and bear His holy name.