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I have a question-Help me explain to my Protestant friends/family why Good Friday can't just be glossed over "in favor of" (for lack of a better phrase) Easter.Thanks!
Without Good Friday, Easter does not happen. Without Christ dying a substitutionary death (in our place) for us on Good Friday, there is no need to for the Resurrection on Easter Sunday
The Resurrection shows us Jesus' power, especially his power over death, but the Passion and Crucifixion show us Jesus' love and his commitment to justice.
If you only want to dwell on God's power, then God becomes an unknowable, transcendent "thing" for you. But, if you want to know a God who is just and a God who loves you enough to offer you mercy, then you look to Jesus on the cross. It is there, on Good Friday, that he made it possible for you to avoid the eternal punishment your sins deserve. He gives you hope both by his death and by his rising.
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Without Good Friday, Easter does not happen. Without Christ dying a substitutionary death (in our place) for us on Good Friday, there is no need to for the Resurrection on Easter Sunday
That is exactly the answer Father Parham gave Saturday night at Easter vigil......
The Resurrection shows us Jesus' power, especially his power over death, but the Passion and Crucifixion show us Jesus' love and his commitment to justice.
If you only want to dwell on God's power, then God becomes an unknowable, transcendent "thing" for you. But, if you want to know a God who is just and a God who loves you enough to offer you mercy, then you look to Jesus on the cross. It is there, on Good Friday, that he made it possible for you to avoid the eternal punishment your sins deserve. He gives you hope both by his death and by his rising.
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