The Glory in the Death of Christ

Where is God? Where is God? Proclaimed many on September 11, 2001. You may be asking that very question. All the religions in the world claim to be the way of salvation for those who would adhere to their message. Of all these only one is true and correct and that's Christianity. How can we be so sure? How can we claim that Christianity is the only way to God?

It must be clear that there is only one true God. All the other religions may claim to follow God, but it is not the true God. God in His infinite wisdom has given us the Bible—a resource of His word to check the claims against others. Have you ever read about the death of Christ? Have you ever wondered about it? On September 11, 2001 many thousands died that day, and yes we grieve and are forever shaken by these events. However, 2000 years ago there was a death that did not make the local headlines or CNN, it was the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. The question many of us are asking is can any good come from a death? The answer is yes. I would like to share with you the glory in the death of Christ. And why it is so very important.

Scripture says, "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:6-8)

And, "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed." (1 Peter 2:24)

So there is glory in the death of Christ? Yes, "Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow." (1 Peter 1:11)

The reason and manifestation of God is the Lord Jesus Christ. In the death of Christ there was eternal salvation being provided by Him from the divine plan set forth from before the world was. "According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will." (Ephesians 1:4,5)

If we have become saved through the work and calling of God by the Lord Jesus, than at death we have nothing to fear, nothing to be afraid of. One of the greatest miracles is the resurrection of Christ. This is the whole cornerstone of the Christian faith—that Jesus died and rose again in glory! In the suffering and death on the cross Jesus was solidifying redemption for us. Upon His resurrection He made categorical the redemption of lost souls. Moreover, in doing so he provided undeniable proof of His validity in which believers can rest assured that whether we live or die we are the Lord's.