Sinclair Ferguson, On the Love of God Demonstrated at the Cross

“When we think of Christ’s dying on the cross we are shown the lengths to which God’s love goes in order to win us back to Himself. We almost think that God loved us more than He loves His son. We cannot measure His love by any other standard. He is saying to us, “I love you this much.” The cross is the heart of the gospel; it makes the gospel good news. Christ died for us; He has stood in our place before God’s judgment seat; He has borne our sins. God has done something on the cross which we could never do for ourselves. But God does something to us as well as for us through the cross. he persuades us that He loves us.” (Grow in Grace)