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Christ Alone:

What happened at the Cross?

2/20/10

What happened at the cross of Jesus Christ is one of the most profound questions in all of human history. How you answer this question determines your understanding of the nature of God, your peace with God, and your growth in the doctrines of grace. There are many different theories set forth through out history concerning the cross/work of Christ. However, only God’s revelation in His Holy Word gives the truth of what happened at the cross of Christ. There are only two questions concerning the meaning of Christ cross/work. Did the cross/work of Christ in and of itself alone (Christ Alone) accomplish, secure and guarantee eternal salvation for those for whom it was intended? Or does the cross/work of Christ need something independent of itself in man i.e. man’s faith, works, obedience, or discipleship to make the cross/work effective. In other words, what is the saving factor? Christ cross/work plus man’s contribution or Christ cross/work alone?

Purpose: To learn from Scripture what God says about what happened at the cross. We will learn that God saves sinners all by Himself without the help of man. God the Father planned the sacrifice of His Son from eternity past to glorify Him, by satisfying His justice and holiness by means of Christ cross/work alone to demonstrate His wrath, righteousness, grace, love and mercy.