Good Friday is the Friday immediately preceding Easter Sunday. It is traditionally the day on which Jesus was crucified. Why is Good Friday referred to as “good”? What the Jewish authorities and Romans did to Jesus was definitely not good. However, the results of Christ’s death are very good! The big question now is why did Jesus had to die? I suppose by answering this question, I hope the reader would then understand the fundamental of the Christian faith and the meaning behind Good Friday. Here goes;
Sin entered the world through one man's disobedience - Adam, and now all of us are born into this "sinful nature". God being all merciful, powerful and forgiving is also holy, righteous and just. Because of sin, we are separated from God. God's holiness and justice demand that sin and rebellion be punished. The only penalty or payment for sin is eternal death. Our death is not sufficient to atone for sin because atonement requires a perfect, spotless sacrifice, offered in just the right way. Jesus, the one perfect God-man, came to offer the pure, complete and everlasting sacrifice to remove, atone, and make eternal payment for our sin. Only through Jesus Christ can our sins be forgiven, thus restoring our relationship with God and removing the separation caused by sin. Our faith, looking backward to his act of salvation, saves us. When we accept Jesus' payment for our sin, his perfect sacrifice washes away our sin and restores our right standing with God. God's mercy and grace provided a way for our salvation.
In summary, when we are "in Christ Jesus" we are covered by his blood through his sacrificial death, our sins are paid for, and we no longer have to die an eternal death. We receive eternal life though Jesus Christ. And this is why Jesus had to die.
Many Christian churches celebrate Good Friday with a subdued service, usually in the evening, when Christ’s death is remembered with solemn hymns, prayers of thanksgiving, a message centered on the Messiah’s suffering for our sakes. Good Friday…the events of that day should be ever on our minds because the death of Christ on the cross is the paramount event of the Christian faith.
The blood that was shed on the cross, was for you and me, Capt says Au Revoir.
Sin entered the world through one man's disobedience - Adam, and now all of us are born into this "sinful nature". God being all merciful, powerful and forgiving is also holy, righteous and just. Because of sin, we are separated from God. God's holiness and justice demand that sin and rebellion be punished. The only penalty or payment for sin is eternal death. Our death is not sufficient to atone for sin because atonement requires a perfect, spotless sacrifice, offered in just the right way. Jesus, the one perfect God-man, came to offer the pure, complete and everlasting sacrifice to remove, atone, and make eternal payment for our sin. Only through Jesus Christ can our sins be forgiven, thus restoring our relationship with God and removing the separation caused by sin. Our faith, looking backward to his act of salvation, saves us. When we accept Jesus' payment for our sin, his perfect sacrifice washes away our sin and restores our right standing with God. God's mercy and grace provided a way for our salvation.
In summary, when we are "in Christ Jesus" we are covered by his blood through his sacrificial death, our sins are paid for, and we no longer have to die an eternal death. We receive eternal life though Jesus Christ. And this is why Jesus had to die.
Many Christian churches celebrate Good Friday with a subdued service, usually in the evening, when Christ’s death is remembered with solemn hymns, prayers of thanksgiving, a message centered on the Messiah’s suffering for our sakes. Good Friday…the events of that day should be ever on our minds because the death of Christ on the cross is the paramount event of the Christian faith.
The blood that was shed on the cross, was for you and me, Capt says Au Revoir.
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