In the West, many people have deconstructed from their "Christian upbringing" because they are seeing a wide gap in what Christians "believe" and how they actually act. The root cause for this gap is how the gospel is being preached today. The gospel has been ripped away from the story the Scriptures are telling, and reduced to a simple formula to get people out of hell. This inevitably produces consumers of Jesus' merit, rather disciples of Jesus' way.But to understand why Jesus dies, and what exactly God is up to in the world, we need to not skip the 39 books of the Old Testament (Israel’s story). Because Jesus very much saw his coming and death as a climax to their story. Without Israel's story, Jesus' life, death, resurrection, and ascension doesn't make much sense. Teacher: Caleb SprinkleTexts: Various