{"id":917,"date":"2009-03-09T21:14:22","date_gmt":"2009-03-09T21:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/the_insult_of_the_gospel.shtml"},"modified":"2021-05-29T02:44:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T02:44:43","slug":"the_insult_of_the_gospel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/the_insult_of_the_gospel.shtml","title":{"rendered":"The Insult of the Gospel"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>&#8220;The gospel, by telling us Jesus died for us, is also really insulting. It tells us that we are so wicked that only the death of the Son of God could save us. 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