In the last session, we saw that salvation means more than just avoiding Hell and is, in fact, about having abundant life and knowing God’s love. This raises the question:why the Cross? What do life and love have to do with suffering and death? To find the answer we must explore what Scripture says about sin as a debt and salvation as the ransom paid for us. When we do so, we discover that Christ’s death on the Cross was not just a redeeming action but also a revelation of divine love
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