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Podcast: FBC CTX Growing in Grace Podcast
Episode: Understanding the Cross of Christ (1 Peter 3:18)
Description: As we near the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, some around us may not understand why Jesus had to die on the cross. For them, the horrible suffering and the gruesome death of Christ seems unnecessary.When Jesus told His disciples that He must die for the sins of the people, even they did not understand what He meant.God’s holiness and justice demand the punishment of sin. Jesus took our place and bore our punishment. The cross of Christ is the intersection of the just penalty for sin with the mercy of...