Why is Easter important to Christians?

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I initially posted this on my Instagram account when I was posting about the worship songs that I’ve posted for this past Good Friday and Resurrection (Easter) Sunday. I felt like I should also share it on this page, since people may have some questions about the importance of Easter to Christianity.

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Q: Why do Christians celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, who is their savior?

A: As a Christian, I know that Jesus came to the earth as God in human flesh. He was sent here for a mission: to save the lost, set captives free, and redeem us to God. Before He died, He was brutally beaten for a crime He did not commit.
Why?
Because He said God is His father (in addition to performing MANY miraculous healings and deliverances), which the religious leaders of that time did not like. Little did they know, the stripes He took were for our own healed bodies. He was crucified on the cross and died for our sins.

He was despised and rejected—
a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.
We turned our backs on him and looked the other way.
He was despised, and we did not care.
Yet it was our weaknesses he carried;
it was our sorrows that weighed him down.
And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God,
a punishment for his own sins!
But he was pierced for our rebellion,
crushed for our sins.
He was beaten so we could be whole.
He was whipped so we could be healed.
All of us, like sheep, have strayed away.
We have left God’s paths to follow our own.
Yet the Lord laid on him
the sins of us all.
He was oppressed and treated harshly,
yet he never said a word.
He was led like a lamb to the slaughter.
And as a sheep is silent before the shearers,
he did not open his mouth.
Unjustly condemned,
he was led away.
No one cared that he died without descendants,
that his life was cut short in midstream.
But he was struck down
for the rebellion of my people.
He had done no wrong
and had never deceived anyone.
But he was buried like a criminal;
he was put in a rich man’s grave.
But it was the Lord’s good plan to crush him
and cause him grief.
Yet when his life is made an offering for sin,
he will have many descendants.
He will enjoy a long life,
and the Lord’s good plan will prosper in his hands.
When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish,
he will be satisfied.
And because of his experience,
my righteous servant will make it possible
for many to be counted righteous,
for he will bear all their sins
— Isaiah 53: 3-11 (NLT)
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Does that mean that God hate sinners?

NO, to the contrary! God gave His only begotten son (Jesus), while we were still sinners, as a sacrifice to redeem us back to Him.

Why?
Our sins were hindering our relationship with God. Sins served as a spiritual block from us having a close, intimate relationship with God. We were spiritually dead in our sins. So, by dying on the cross and raising up from the dead (after three days), He defeated the sting of death had on us. And through Him, we have eternal life and ALL of our sins have been wiped clean. So even though our physical bodies may die, we remain alive in Him. We have lifer and life more abundantly through Him. He did all of this because He loves us.

This is why we celebrate the death and resurrection of our risen King.

Want more Bible verses concerning this? Click the links below:

The betrayal and Jesus on trial: John 18 (NLT)

Jesus is crucified: John 19 (NLT)

The resurrection: John 20 (NLT)

The prophesy of Jesus and the plan to redeem us: Isaiah 53 (NLT)

 
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