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Why Did Christ Have to Die on a Cross?
I am not asking why Christ had to die. I am asking why he had to die on a cross. To ask the question another way: could Christ have atoned for our sins through stoning or hanging or some other means of execution? The answer is that an execution of any other means would give us no assurance that Christ has taken our curse for us. Allow me to explain. The law brings a curse, because cursed is anyone who…