Know your own faith: the atonement
The cross is the heart of the gospel and the heart of every Christian-Muslim disagreement. Make sure you can explain why Jesus had to die.
Starting prompt
How do you answer a Muslim who asks, 'Why couldn't Allah just forgive us without the cross?'
Practical disciplines
- Read Isaiah 53, Romans 3:21-26, 2 Corinthians 5:21, and 1 Peter 2:24 in one sitting.
- Practice answering 'Why did Jesus have to die?' in 60 seconds, without saying 'because the Bible says so.'
- Memorize 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 — the earliest Christian creed.
- Read one short essay on atonement (recommended: Fleming Rutledge, *The Crucifixion*, chapter 1).
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