Today we as Christians celebrate Resurrection Sunday, when Jesus rose from the dead and conquered death and began God’s work of redemption in all of us. Look at how Philippians 2 describes Jesus:
5…………..Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in very nature God,did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross! 9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
In the first book of Corinthians, Paul describes the essential nature of what we celebrate on Resurrection Sunday with the following two verses:
…if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, your faith also is vain.”
…and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins (1 Corinthians 15:14, 17).”
There are a number of people who would argue that Jesus did not have to have a bodily resurrection or some even argue that Jesus’ death alone was enough, but we agree with Paul when he tells us that anything short of a bodily resurrection ignores the victory of God. God does not want to just rescue people from this material world — God wants to restore all things. God CHOSE to send His son to die on the cross for OUR sins.
Jesus’ resurrection reminds us of three things..
God has defeated death.
God has defeated evil.
God has begun the redemptive work.
For those of us believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, we celebrate that good news this Resurrection Sunday.
If you have some questions or want more information, check out these in-depth questions and answers about Jesus here.
Hi Steve, Thanks for the comments on my blog. Christ is risen, indeed!