Don't blur the Cross of Christ with the daily cross of the disciple. You cannot carry Christ's cross. You cannot die as a "ransom for the many." Your cross does not make atonement, nor is it a penal substitution or propitiatory sacrifice. You can't even justify yourself, much less "the many." His Cross redeems sinners. His Cross "purchased" the church (see Acts 20.28).

Our cross is derivative. It exclaims His worth and reminds us to die to ourselves for the sake of His name and for others.

Don't conflate the two. Rest in His Cross-work and carry your daily cross in worship and witness. Therein is the pilgrim way. -BA Purtle.