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 "question": "How would you explain to an unbelieving friend the meaning of Christ's death on the cross? What Scriptures would you use?",
 "answer": "I would tell my friend that Jesus did not come mainly to be a good example — He came to die in our place. Man's problem was never a lack of a high enough standard; it was that we cannot meet any standard, and sin stands as a barrier between us and God. On the cross Jesus took the judgment we deserved, paying for every sin, and by His resurrection He opened the way back to God. That is the whole Gospel: Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again.",
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 "lesson": "1-3",
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  "What is the primary purpose of Jesus' death on the cross and how does it relate to human sinfulness?",
  "What's the real reason Jesus came to earth, and how does it fix our problem with God?",
  "How does the resurrection of Jesus relate to his sacrifice on the cross?"
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 "derivation": "curated",
 "source_authority": "authoritative",
 "author": "Gene Cunningham",
 "book": "The Basics",
 "source": {
  "ref": "The Basics, Unit 1, Lesson 1-3 — The Provision–The Cross",
  "doc_id": "btbm-01-TheBasics-8-10-24"
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   "display": "Genesis 3:15",
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  "Death",
  "Gospel",
  "Jesus Christ",
  "Judgment",
  "Resurrection"
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