Why Did Jesus’s Death Have to Be So Brutal?

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Ethics and Culture

Why Did Jesus’s Death Have to Be So Brutal?

25 min

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Ethics and Culture

Why Did Jesus’s Death Have to Be So Brutal?

25 min

“The cross, in particular, highlighted for us the fact that Jesus was taking upon himself the curse of the law for having sinned against God. He never sinned against God, but he’s taking the curse of a sinner upon himself.”
– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Questions in this Episode

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  1. Are Easter egg hunts okay for churches to host?
  2. Does our view of the end times affect our understanding of God’s kingdom?
  3. What’s the difference between Calvinists and Lutherans?
  4. Was it necessary for Jesus to die in such a brutal way?

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Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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