What is Easter?
Easter
is the celebration of when
Jesus
rose from the dead, just as He promised. This is the end of
Holy Week.
On
Good Friday,
He was crucified, died, and was buried.
Three days later, on
Easter Sunday,
He rose again, having defeated sin, death, and the
devil for us.
During the
Easter
season, we focus on
the resurrection of Jesus
and what it means
for us.
Because
Jesus
rose, we can be sure that...
1)He is
God's Son.
Romans 1:4
[He] was declared with power to be the
Son of God
by his resurrection from the dead
2) He is our
Savior.
Romans 4:25
He was delivered over to death for our sins
and was raised to life for our justification. ("Justify" means to declare "not guilty." This word
pictures a judge telling the accused there is no longer any charge against him.
God
declared us "not guilty" because of
Jesus'
death and resurrection.
Jesus
paid for our sins. Therefore, we are free from the penalty of sin)
3) He speaks the truth; we can trust Him when He tells us something.
Matthew 28:5-6
The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for
Jesus,
who was crucified. He is not here; He has risen, just as He said."
4) He will raise us fron the dead.
John 14:19
Because I live, you also will live
