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Product Description What, exactly, did Jesus Christ accomplish on the cross? The official doctrine, of both the Roman Catholic and the Protestant Church in all its denominations, is that Jesus satisfied a requirement of God for justice and righteousness by the sacrifice of His life. As a result, they tell us, the "debt" owed by mankind to God because of sin has been "paid". But was Jesus "punished" and "cursed", and did He "bear the sins" of mankind in order to satisfy this perverted notion of justice? Or does this biblical language simply describe the load that Jesus carried for a much higher purpose? About the Author Bezalel means "in the shadow (protection) of El," a name of God. The author wishes to remain anonymous because this work simply has to speak for itself. If these words are true, it will be obvious to those who have ears to hear it. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Preface What could be more important to a human being than to know whether or not God exists, and if He exists, to know for certain that He is both all-powerful and good? The Bible claims to speak for God. Jesus the Christ claimed to be the Word who speaks to mankind through the pages of the Bible and by the silent voice of His Spirit. I, for one, needed to know if that Word could be trusted as truth. And I have discovered that it sparkles with clarity and inner consistency as a witness to the power and goodness of God. However, there are several obstacles to faith in what God has revealed to man through His Word, and one of them is the Church herself. The Church has been an enemy of God in many ways throughout her cruel history, but the subject of this book is specifically her theology of Jesus and what He accomplished by dying on the cross. It simply makes no sense. Christendoms theory of the atonement is not consistent with what the Bible actually says. Indeed, it effectually obscures th