Mar 27, 2016
There is an old saying that goes like this: Actions speak louder than words. Applying that concept to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ makes a lot of sense. You see, Jesus claimed many times that He is God and in control of everyone’s eternal destiny including whether we end up in Heaven or in Hell. Those were His words. That’s what He spent His life teaching. Then a complication arose. Christ walked right into His own death by crucifixion. Whoa! If He was God, how did that happen? Well, it sounds strange, but He actually planned it that way! No, it wasn’t a suicide. Rather, it was a calculated sacrifice. Jesus chose to sacrifice His life to pay the penalty for our sin so that we would all have the opportunity to get right with God relationally. Plus, Christ chose to die as the backdrop to His resurrection to powerfully prove that He really is God with complete authority over life and death. The truth is, whether we’ve realized it or not, there’s nothing that matters more to your life and mine than Christ defeating death by being raised to life. For Easter 2016, let’s spend a few moments letting the Bible tell us what we need to know about how we too can be raised to life ... by Jesus.