Have you ever been asked by a stranger whether you are saved? Many Christians treat the question as an opening to speak about Jesus, and are then caught off guard by the obvious reply: saved from what?

Until that question is answered, R. C. Sproul argues, neither we nor anyone else can make sense of Christ's sacrifice. He shows that the greatest danger facing us is the holy wrath of God against our sin - and that the glory of the gospel is that the one from whom we need saving is the very one who saves us.