The Christ of the Empty Tomb
Author | : James Montgomery Boice |
Publisher | : P & R Publishing |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2010-02-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 1596381604 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781596381605 |
Rating | : 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The Message of Easter is kept more in the background of the holiday than that of Christmas. After all, this is not the joyous welcoming of a baby with the giving of gifts, this is the brutal death of a young man, stripped of any gifts and dignity. For the Easter story to work as a joyous occasion you have to accept two stories - the death of Jesus - a negative event - and then the resurrection of Jesus - which requires faith. Without faith, the events speak of failure, with faith, they speak of triumph. Here the drama, purpose and events of Easter interplay around these two stories - and bring out the joy.