PART 3 – In a comprehensive and Christ-centred address, Paul McCauley brings before the audience the truth of the death of Christ. Whilst the Roman Empire saw the cross as something that was abhorrent and shameful, the Gospel shines the spotlight on Christ and his death at the Cross. Paul demonstrates that while some people view Christ’s death as solely an event of victory or moral influence, it is primarily an event of penal substitutionary atonement. Using these three words against the background of 1 Peter 3:18, Paul masterfully sets forth a convincing case for the scriptural significance of the death of Christ and why it is fundamental. He closes the meeting by helpfully demonstrating how the teaching of penal substitutionary atonement is the basis for Christ’s victory and moral influence.