Resurrection Day - Not Easter
On previous Easter Sundays I used to hear people say "Happy Resurrection Day" and I'd cringe. It sounded so ridiculous but then I found out the origins of "Easter." Did you know that Easter was actually a Pagan goddess named "Ishtar"??? This was the goddess of fertility and springtime. Now I will say "Happy Resurrection Day."
I used the word "resurrection" to describe everything that Jesus has done for us:
Redeem - to deliver or rescue from bondage of sin by paying a price. That price was Jesus' blood shed on the cross.
Not only are we FREED from eternal damnation but this gift of eternal bliss FREE. It costs us nothing because Jesus paid it all for all of us.
"If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
Romans 10:9
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.....the Lord your God will never leave you or forsake you.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Deuteronomy 31:6
Grace is the gift that we do not deserve to receive but our Heavenly Father has given it to us anyway.
Mercy is the punishment that we do deserve but it has been erased through Jesus' sacrifice.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life"
John 3:16
John 3:16
No amount of gold or money could pay for what our Heavenly Father has provided for ALL of us through His Son Jesus Christ.
Jesus is the TRUTH & LIFE
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"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
Romans 5:8
Romans 5:8
Our sins have been washed away - we have been forgiven!!
(Asking for forgiveness and giving forgiveness can both be difficult. Here are two posts that deal with those topics:
"Responding to An Apology" (click HERE to view)
"When You Are the Confronted" (click HERE to view)
Let's praise and thank Jesus Christ for everything that His RESURRECTION means to everyone!
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