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Easter Celebrates That Jesus Is Alive Today

By Rick Warren

“The Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was born into King David ’ s family line, and he was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit . He is Jesus Christ our Lord” Romans 1:3-4 

 

Although we study the passion of Jesus, his death on the cross, Easter is a celebration of his Resurrection: God brought Jesus back from the dead, proving he’d broken the power of sin and death.

 

After Jesus died, they took his body down and put him in the tomb, and a giant millstone was set in front of the cave. The religious leaders, worried that Jesus’ body might be stolen, asked for Roman guards to be posted in front of the tomb. They didn’t want him coming out!

 

But of course, he did.

 

You know the story. But it’s important to remember that Easter is not some memorial to a nice, good religious teacher who lived 2,000 years ago. It’s a celebration of the fact that he is alive today!

 

I’m living proof — and so are the approximately 1 billion Christians who celebrate Easter. Jesus “was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord” ( Romans 1:4 NLT, second edition). By Rick Warren

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