CONTENTS

1. Dedication
2. Epigraph
3. ONE: THE PROBLEM WITH THE CROSS
4. 1. “As He Died, He Saw Your Face!”
5. 2. Why God Matters
6. 3. The Bible and the Smell Test
7. TWO: SACRIFICE AS PRELUDE
8. 4. The Mystery of Sacrifice
9. 5. An Acceptable Sacrifice
10. 6. Sacred Blood
11. THREE: THE VIOLENCE ON THE CROSS
12. 7. History’s Most Famous Execution
13. 8. Paul’s Cross-Centered Life
14. 9. Reunited with God
15. FOUR: THE MAJORITY OPINION: THE PAYMENT MODEL
16. 10. God Is Very Angry with You
17. 11. The Invention of Original Sin
18. 12. Does God Demand a Payment We Can’t Afford?
19. FIVE: MINORITY OPINIONS
20. 13. The Victory Model: God Is Your Spiritual Warrior
21. 14. The Magnet Model: God Draws You In
22. 15. The Divinity Model: God Wants You to Be a God
23. 16. The Mirror Model: God Is Showing Us What We’ve Done
24. 17. Other Models of What God Did on the Cross
25. SIX: WHAT GOD EXPERIENCED ON THE CROSS
26. 18. What Jesus Tells Us About God
27. 19. The Cry That Changed Everything
28. 20. How the Crucifixion Changed God’s Relationship with Us
29. SEVEN: THE WAY OF THE CROSS
30. 21. The Way of Peace
31. 22. The Way of Solidarity
32. 23. The Way of Love and the Power of Presence
33. Acknowledgments
34. Notes
35. About the Author
36. Credits
37. Copyright
38. About the Publisher