21/09/2025 - Zeke MurleyScriptureRomans 5:6–81. The Cross MisunderstoodNot Manipulation:We think it’s manipulative because we make sin small and hell hypothetical.Like tackling a blind man out of traffic—looked harsh until he saw the truck.God saved us while we were still sinners.Not Murder:Jesus wasn’t a victim or martyr; He gave His life willingly (John 10:17–18, Mark 10:45).Victims don’t choose; Jesus chose every whip, nail, and insult.He’s not a victim—He’s the Victor.Not Myth:If Jesus is a myth, so is salvation.Eyewitnesses, historians, and the apostles’ deaths prove otherwise.It’s not a myth that He died, rose, and saves.2. What the Cross Really IsMercy:Jesus met our real guilt, not just our felt needs.Deny sin → despise mercy.The more you see your sin, the more amazing His mercy becomes (1 Tim 1:15–16).3. The GapLook back, look now—see the gap between who you were and who you are.That gap is not your work; it’s Jesus’ work in you.Christian with No Gap: Be warned—you may have settled for religion, not salvation.Christian Who Sees the Gap: Be grateful—every step is mercy on display.Non-Christian Who Sees the Gap: You’ve tried to fill it with success, pleasure, or works. You can’t. Only Jesus bridges the gap—He is the gap-filler.ClosingThe cross isn’t manipulation, murder, or myth. It is mercy.And mercy fills the gap between you and God—forever.

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