04/04/2026
Many Christians commemorate Jesus’ resurrection on Easter, but why is his resurrection such a big deal if it happened thousands of years ago?
Adam’s sin separated humanity from God and brought death, pain, and sorrow into the once “very good” world. Because we all sin, this penalty of death—eternal conscious punishment in hell—applies to all of us (Romans 5:12).
In love, God sent his Son, Jesus, into the world instead of leaving us in our hopelessness.
Being fully God and fully man, Jesus lived a life without sin and died a brutal death on a cross to bear the penalty of sin that we deserved. Then, on the third day, he rose from the grave, proving his victory and power over sin’s curse! Those who believe in Jesus are promised eternal life with their Savior in a place free from sin, death, pain, and sorrow.
Because of Jesus’ resurrection, we have hope both in this life and the life to come (1 Peter 1:3–4).
While some argue that Jesus didn’t literally rise from the dead, their claims are false and can be refuted both logically and scripturally. We must take God at his Word from the first verse in the Bible to the last. Just as we believe when Genesis says God created the universe in seven days, so we believe when the Gospels say Jesus rose from the grave on the third day.
