Hello and happy Easter! Easter Sunday is the biggest, loudest, most joyful day in the Christian calendar—and for good reason. Easter Sunday changes everything. Why? Because the stakes are eternal.
As Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 15:17, “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.” But, thank God, Paul doesn’t stop there. He continues, “But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died.” That’s our guarantee. Our hope beyond the grave isn’t wishful thinking—it’s rooted in a historical, bodily resurrection.
You can almost hear Paul’s joy bursting off the page:
“Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” (1 Corinthians 15:54–55)
In other words: Death has been devoured. Defeated. De-fanged.
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“Carpe Diem” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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