Christ went to that cross and laid down His life. No man took it from Him. He was not murdered, nor executed nor killed. He freely and willingly paid the price for our sins.
But that was not enough, it turns out. If it was, the story would have ended right then and there.
And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
1 Corinthians 15:17-19 [NKJV]
These three short sentences are a bedrock of our faith. They rely on the unchangeable and undeniable fact of Jesus' resurrection. If His grave was full - like the self-anointed heads of other religions then we would be placing our hope in a collection of dried-up skin and bones. But because His grave is empty, we know that our faith is in a living and Almighty God.
He has power over even death. And nothing is impossible for Him or those who believe in Him.
Be encouraged,
Jose
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