Show EDITORIAL What Easter Euster Means LEO E. E RUBEL Pastor Why all this excitement about Easter Easier Vh Why the special services Why crowded churches eloquent sermons and jO joyful joyful joy joy- ful ul anthems There is reason aplenty The Easter message is Gods God's own signature to the Chrisian religion No other religion inthe inthe in inthe the world bears the stamp stump and seal of oC Heavens Heaven's approval ol only approval only y the religion of Christ Easter tells us first of of all that Christ is God His resurrection resurrection resurrection in fulfillment of oC His promise i is sufficient proof of oC that He lie was to be the Son of oC God b by the resurrection from the dead the Bible Dible says s But more Easter Easier aster also tells us lis that Christ was successful in n achieving mans man's redemption On Good Goo Friday y He had paid the debt of all He died to atone for or the sins of the human race But Dut was His death sufficient Was the Father satisfied with the sacrifice ce Christs Christ's empty tomb shouts Yes Heavens Heaven's justice has been een satisfied The ransom has been accepted Christs Christ's resurrection resurrection resurrection res res- res- res assures the sinner that his debt has been paid in full The emI empty t tomb is our receipt That is what the Scriptures mean when they say Christ was delivered for our offenses and was was raised again for Cor our justification Easter tells us furthermore that i if we accept Christ as our Savior we too shall live Cor forever ever Because I live ye shall shaH live also Christ assures all those who belch in HunI HimI Him Hun I HI am the Resurrection and the Uie life HIe He that believeth in Me through though he were dead yet et shall he live And and in Me shall shaH never ne die That is the meaning of oC Easter Millions throughout the world today will tell you rou that without Easter life liCe would not be worth l living ling and death would be too horrible to con con- template They arc right l I |