The Old Testament often portrays God as either doing, commanding or threatening violence. For many, this is a huge problem because these depictions contradict the way Jesus lived and interacted with people. What are we to do with this contradiction? Is it possible that there is something else going in these portrayals of violence? We can only see what else is going on, when we understand what was going on when Jesus died on the cross. This will be the first in a series of sermons titled, "Christ’s Cross Centered."