proven, never-changing focus of the Gospel? The answer again is that the thrust of our message changes. Why did Christ die on the cross? So that individuals might have their marriages mended? No! So that individuals might be fulfilled? No! These things have occurred when individuals have trusted Christ, but unhappy marriages and unfulfilled lives are simply symptoms of an even larger problem—separation from God. Christ died on the cross for one reason—to bring everyone who trusts Him into a right
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