The Meaning of the Resurrection
The greatest curse on mankind is death. Man was created immortal. His purpose was, and is, to be a living testimony to the Creator-God and to enjoy the Creator-God forever.
The true origin of death is moral, not physical. When man broke the moral rapport with the Creator-God through disobedience, the consequences shook the cosmos to the core. For Adam, the first man, it took 930 years for the ramifications of moral failure to be felt in the physical. Death as we know it, physical death, followed Adam’s moral failure.
What then is the meaning of the reversal of death, i.e., resurrection? The resurrection must mean moral perfection, perfect obedience. Such was the life lived by Jesus Christ.
The resurrected Man, Jesus Christ, died, but not due to his own moral failure. He tasted death because of the violence of men done upon Him. The greatest injustice was committed on Good Friday when He was executed by the state for political expediency instigated by the Jewish religious elite.
Just as the first man’s moral failure had cosmic ramifications, so Jesus Christ’s moral perfection, His death, and His resurrection all have not just equal, but greater cosmic ramifications.
A cosmic exchange took place when Jesus died. He died not for His personal sins, but for the sins of the world, including mine. That is the full meaning of his death. It was not just a mistake of Rome or the Pharisees. Otherwise, how could a just God allow such a gross injustice?
God allowed it because God wants the cosmic exchange to take place, because God wants to fulfill His original purpose for man - to be a living testimony and to enjoy the Creator-God forever. Jesus Christ's perfect obedience won Him His resurrection, but that’s not all.
What is the personal implication of Jesus Christ? Why do I need Him?
I need Him because without Him, I’m going to die for my sins just like Adam.
With him, Christ’s death will be mine. The cosmic exchange takes place. Christ’s perfect obedience will be mine. The result of perfect obedience, which became mine through Christ, will be my resurrection too.
Read all about it in the Book of Romans.
The true origin of death is moral, not physical. When man broke the moral rapport with the Creator-God through disobedience, the consequences shook the cosmos to the core. For Adam, the first man, it took 930 years for the ramifications of moral failure to be felt in the physical. Death as we know it, physical death, followed Adam’s moral failure.
What then is the meaning of the reversal of death, i.e., resurrection? The resurrection must mean moral perfection, perfect obedience. Such was the life lived by Jesus Christ.
The resurrected Man, Jesus Christ, died, but not due to his own moral failure. He tasted death because of the violence of men done upon Him. The greatest injustice was committed on Good Friday when He was executed by the state for political expediency instigated by the Jewish religious elite.
Just as the first man’s moral failure had cosmic ramifications, so Jesus Christ’s moral perfection, His death, and His resurrection all have not just equal, but greater cosmic ramifications.
A cosmic exchange took place when Jesus died. He died not for His personal sins, but for the sins of the world, including mine. That is the full meaning of his death. It was not just a mistake of Rome or the Pharisees. Otherwise, how could a just God allow such a gross injustice?
God allowed it because God wants the cosmic exchange to take place, because God wants to fulfill His original purpose for man - to be a living testimony and to enjoy the Creator-God forever. Jesus Christ's perfect obedience won Him His resurrection, but that’s not all.
What is the personal implication of Jesus Christ? Why do I need Him?
I need Him because without Him, I’m going to die for my sins just like Adam.
With him, Christ’s death will be mine. The cosmic exchange takes place. Christ’s perfect obedience will be mine. The result of perfect obedience, which became mine through Christ, will be my resurrection too.
Read all about it in the Book of Romans.
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