{"product_id":"9780976909026","title":"THE CROSS: PAYMENT OR GIFT? Rethinking the Death of Jesus","description":"It is true that Jesus died for us as Christians have always claimed.\u003cbr\u003eBut his reason was not to pay God for human sin,\u003cbr\u003eto remove eternal punishment, or to repair God’s honor.\u003cbr\u003eIt was God’s sacrifice for us through Jesus.\u003cbr\u003eBoth his life and death were to make God’s love visible and real in a human and unforgettable way.\u003cbr\u003eGod was present through Jesus, \u003cbr\u003eeven in the depths of human pain and death.\u003cbr\u003eGod went as far as possible through Jesus on the Cross,\u003cbr\u003eoffering us deep and eternal healing,\u003cbr\u003efor that is what the word salvation means.\u003cp\u003eWe are offered healing in soul, mind, and body.\u003cbr\u003eWe are loved, forgiven, and freed.\u003cbr\u003eWe are claimed, included, and reconciled.\u003cbr\u003eThus we experience atonement which is to be at one with God, with each other, and within ourselves, \u003cbr\u003esimply by opening our hearts to receive\u003cbr\u003eGod’s fully offered Gift,\u003cbr\u003ethen, as Jesus did, giving it away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrace Adolphsen Brame, Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grace Brame","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49977384173808,"sku":"9780976909026","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780976909026","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}