The cross of Christ: man's only glory or final stumbling block

Scottish theologian and New Testament scholar James Denney:

“the cross of Christ is man’s only glory, or it is his final stumbling block” (The Atonement and the Modern Mind, p. 3.).

[Henry, C. F. H. (1999). God, revelation, and authority. Originally published: Waco, Tex. : Word Books, c1976-c1983. (6:334). Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books.]