The amazing LOVE that brings forth ...

Some of us may be wondering WHAT Christians are celebrating on Good Friday & Easter day.
Let me tell you the 5Ws (Who, What, How, Why, When) of Good Fri & Easter:

1st of all, God created You & Me.
- We are created to have close relationship with God initially, but, because of our SIN, our close relationship with God was broken.
- What is SIN? It is any act of disobeying God, anything that displeases God. (Jealousy, unforgiveness, hatred, etc). These sins separate us from God.

When we do something wrong, we must face judgment, right?

God is fair & just.
Because of our sin, we face the JUDGMENT of God – Eternal Death! However;

GOD LOVES US (Me & U, every ONE of us individually)
- God sent us a SAVIOR, someone who’ll save us from eternal death.
- Who's the savior? Jesus Christ (God in the form of man).
- On Good Fri, Jesus was crucified on the CROSS – He paid for our penalty of sin, we do not have to face the judgment of death.

Can you imagine God’s amazing love?

Let me give you an illustration: Imagine A has a gun in his hand, he wanted to shoot B. If you were the father who loves B very much, do you just do nothing? OR, you would run over & save your son, even if that means you have to sacrifice your own life to die in his place?! I believe if you are father, you cannot bear to see your child die, you would rather die in his place to save his life.
THIS – is how much God (our heavenly Father)’s love is for us.

Back to the story …

Through Jesus’ death, you & me are free from the judgment of death! :)

BUT.. the story does not end here! The climax is just to begin … !!!

On the 3rd day after his death, Jesus rose from dead, called "RESURRECTION". The day of His resurrection is called “Easter day”!
- How do we know He has resurrected?
Well, it is clearly recorded in the Bible that 3 days later, Jesus’ tomb was empty! He appeared to His disciples & to many people, in His nail-pierced hands!!

Jesus has conquered death & has victory over death!! Amen!

BUT, why do we celebrate Easter? The victory is Jesus’ business – What’s that to do with me & you???
- Well, that’s because, Jesus has promised us that if we believe in Him,
NOT ONLY we are free from judgment of eternal death resulting from our sins,
BUT ALSO we’ll have eternal life to live with Him in Heaven, forever & ever ...

To conclude:
- Good Fri: It is a celebration of Jesus’ love for us that He is willing to die on the cross to pay our penalty of sins.
- Easter Day: It is a celebration of Jesus’ victory over death & because we believe in Him we’ll have eternal life.

If you say, "I want to receive Jesus’ free gift of love, that is, to be free from the judgment of sin & to receive eternal life! Now what should I do next?"

Pray the following prayer sincerely from your heart:

"Dear Lord Jesus, I admit I am a sinner.
I know I deserve eternal judgment, but I thank You for Your mercy & grace.
Thank You for dying on cross to pay for my sins because of your amazing love for me.
Right now, I receive You as my Lord & Savior.
I know that when I die one day, I'll spend eternity with You in Heaven, forever & ever. In Jesus Christ's name, Amen."