TGIF, Thank God It is Friday. Many Americans look forward to the weekend after a toiling all week at work. Is that what is meant by “Good Friday”? If you are a Christian or have some religious background you may know that Good Friday was the day that Jesus Christ was crucified and died. Good Friday was what had to happen to demonstrate the power of Resurrection Day, or Easter. What is “good” dying?
Great good came from the God-man, Jesus Christ, submitting Himself to be crucified and killed at the hands of sinful man on that first Good Friday. His death was the requirement of God the Father to bring man the hope of redemption. Jesus’ unique Birth - Christmas, His Life, His Crucifixion, His Death Burial and ultimate Resurrection, Easter, and His Ascension into heaven to sit at the right hand of God the Father is the message of the Bible. Jesus succinctly said it all when He said, “I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to (God) the Father except through Me.” That is what is “good” about Friday. The Bble says, "By His stripes we were healed." If you watched Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ movie you can get a glimpse of what Jesus had gone through for our sakes. He literally paid the price for each sin man had ever committed, is committing and will commit.
Jesus had to suffer and die. He had to bear OUR sins on the cross. He had to die. He had to gain the victory over death by rising from the dead. That is the Easter story. That is the reason that Christianity is the one true way to God. All other religions are just that, religion and not alternate roads or ways to God. It is untrue that all roads lead to God. No, there is ultimately only one way to God the Father, the ruler of the Universe, the one true God, the Creator and the Sustainer of all. True Christianity found in a relationship of faith and surrender of one’s life to Jesus Christ is superior to Islam, to Judaism, to Hinduism, to Buddhism, to Scientology, to Mormonism, to Atheism and to all the other “ism” or beliefs, and especially, for America, to Secular Humanism which so dominates our culture and the liberal elite grip in mainline religions, academia, politics etc.
There is definitely a culture war taking place in America, which is even more important than any so-called war on terror, as real as that may be. Evil seems to be wining. Evil manifests itself in the practice of abortion on demand, the acceptance of immorality including adultery, homosexuality, pedophilia and child molestation and other wickedness. Good is characterized by the gospel of Jesus Christ, which is rejected, ridiculed and is so repulsive to the wicked. Good is characterized by those who attempt to preach the Gospel through their lives, including their words and deeds all for the ultimate glory and honor of God and Jesus Christ.
Great good came from the God-man, Jesus Christ, submitting Himself to be crucified and killed at the hands of sinful man on that first Good Friday. His death was the requirement of God the Father to bring man the hope of redemption. Jesus’ unique Birth - Christmas, His Life, His Crucifixion, His Death Burial and ultimate Resurrection, Easter, and His Ascension into heaven to sit at the right hand of God the Father is the message of the Bible. Jesus succinctly said it all when He said, “I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to (God) the Father except through Me.” That is what is “good” about Friday. The Bble says, "By His stripes we were healed." If you watched Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ movie you can get a glimpse of what Jesus had gone through for our sakes. He literally paid the price for each sin man had ever committed, is committing and will commit.
Jesus had to suffer and die. He had to bear OUR sins on the cross. He had to die. He had to gain the victory over death by rising from the dead. That is the Easter story. That is the reason that Christianity is the one true way to God. All other religions are just that, religion and not alternate roads or ways to God. It is untrue that all roads lead to God. No, there is ultimately only one way to God the Father, the ruler of the Universe, the one true God, the Creator and the Sustainer of all. True Christianity found in a relationship of faith and surrender of one’s life to Jesus Christ is superior to Islam, to Judaism, to Hinduism, to Buddhism, to Scientology, to Mormonism, to Atheism and to all the other “ism” or beliefs, and especially, for America, to Secular Humanism which so dominates our culture and the liberal elite grip in mainline religions, academia, politics etc.
There is definitely a culture war taking place in America, which is even more important than any so-called war on terror, as real as that may be. Evil seems to be wining. Evil manifests itself in the practice of abortion on demand, the acceptance of immorality including adultery, homosexuality, pedophilia and child molestation and other wickedness. Good is characterized by the gospel of Jesus Christ, which is rejected, ridiculed and is so repulsive to the wicked. Good is characterized by those who attempt to preach the Gospel through their lives, including their words and deeds all for the ultimate glory and honor of God and Jesus Christ.
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Really, there is no other name by which any of us can be saved (become rightly related to Almighty God) except through Jesus Christ. Make A Good Choice and put your faith, hope and trust in Him today. Are You a Good Person?
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