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Why did Christ have to die such a terrible death on the cross? Was there no other way? Why was there need for a divine substitute? This book explores the very heart of the Christian Gospel—that Christ died in the place of sinners, bearing their sin and guilt and the just and holy punishment that they deserved from God. The doctrine of the atonement has become the subject of intense debate, and...

PART ONE Chapter 1 The biblical record If you were asked, ‘What lies at the very heart of the Christian gospel?’ how would you reply? To the apostle Paul, ‘of first importance’ was that ‘Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures’ (1 Corinthians 15:3). That is one of the most outstanding statements of the Christian faith. Paul was convinced that the cross was for ‘our sins’, and that it fulfilled Old Testament Scripture. He sets the death of Christ at the heart of the whole message of the
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