Christ is risen - that is the traditional greeting that was said in Churches this morning, as we remember the fantastic news that having died for our sins on the cross, God the Father raised Jesus back to life because death could not hold him and God's anger against sin had been poured out upon Jesus and he had exhausted it.
Christ is risen - it is a three word phrase laden with meaning. It means death is defeated, it means that the wages of my sin are paid for in full, it means I am brought into relationship with God, it means I am viewed by a just and Holy God as his child credited with Christ's perfect record, it means I have a future to look forward to and live in the light of.
Christ is risen - the first fruits as the New Testament writers call him, the trailblazer whose resurrection to life will be the experience of all those who trust in him for salvation, who call him Lord and saviour.
Christ is risen - the just anger of a holy God against our, my, rebellion is paid for in full and I am free of its guilt and burden.
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