The Meaning of Easter

The real meaning of Easter centers on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, God's Son, from the dead. Resurrection is not a normal household word. It is a special word that describes what happened to Jesus Christ, after He was crucified, died and was buried. It means "to revive, to live again, to come out of a state of death."

Through Christ's resurrection, Christians are given a new life as we read in Romans 6:3-5: "Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection."

These words explain the real meaning of Easter. Simply said, a wonderful miracle occurred that day, for you and for me and for every person in the world.

Jesus Christ was sent by God to take the sins of mankind. He did this by living a perfect life and by suffering and dying on the cross to pay the price for all sin. Jesus did just that. He lived the perfect and sinless life. He took on Himself the sins of mankind and died on the cross at Mt. Calvary to pay for our sins. He died and was buried.

If He had remained dead, remained in the grave where He was buried, His death would have been meaningless, but...

...ON THE THIRD DAY, JESUS ROSE FROM THE DEAD, DEMONSTRATING THAT HE WAS GOD AND THAT HIS VICTORY OVER SIN AND DEATH WAS COMPLETE.

That was the first Easter. That is the Easter that we remember on this Web Site.

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