Most important day of celebration in Christianity

“If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and
believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved.” Romans 10:9

Imagine this answer appearing on the tv show Jeopardy! “Most important day of celebration in Christianity.” What would be the responding question? How about, “What is Easter?”

The world celebrates Christmas and does so mostly because of the gifts. However, the Christian faith centers on the resurrection of Jesus Christ who freely and graciously offered Himself as a sacrifice for our sins. On the cross Jesus traded places with the sinner. He absorbed the sinner’s sin and resulting judgment; at the same time, He gave His own righteousness to the believing sinner so the sinner “could be made the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21). I LOSE MY SIN AND I GAIN HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS! What a trade!

How do we know that God the Father accepted His Son’s sacrifice? Because the Father resurrected His Son on Easter! Suppose Jesus’ sacrifice failed to satisfy God’s righteous demands; if that was so, Jesus would never leave the tomb. But He did leave the tomb…walked out in a glorified body…and that means salvation from God’s wrath is available to you and me both. A dead Savior can save no one but a LIVING Savior can save from the guttermost to the uttermost!

How can a person be saved or delivered from the wrath to come? The Bible says it is by placing our faith in Jesus and trusting Him (not anything we do nor anyone else) as our Lord and Savior. After all, He truly is Lord! He truly is the one and only Savior!

Have you received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior? Here is the good news and it is awesome news: “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved!” It worked for me and it will work for you, too!

(P.S. The resurrection is covered in great detail (four chapters) in my book Sanctification: How God Creates Saints out of Sinners. Available in e-book from Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Barnes and Noble)

Tom Swartzwelder

Sep 4, 2024 – On September 3, 2024, Tom Swartzwelder completed the race that God had set before him. He is now with Jesus, the author and finisher of his faith.’

Hebrews 12:1-2A

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles

He provides practical how-to-do-ministry resources for the disciples of Jesus Christ at http://www.godsgreenhouse.net.Tom’s latest book is “God Speaks–Today!”

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