Show CW saes Cf oes ie C i Sack Sau By REV LEO E. E RUBEL Why all the excitement about Easter Why the special services services services ser ser- vices Why the crowded churches eloquent sermons and joyful anthems THERE THERE mER IS reason aplenty The Easter message is Gods God's own signature to the Christian Christian Christian Chris Chris- tian religion No other religion religion ion in the world bears the stamp and seal of Heavens Heaven's approval only the religion of Christ r Easter stet t r. r t J us us fir first t of of all tha that Christ Is 15 God His His resurrection resurrection res res- n in fulfillment of His promise is sufficient proof of that He was declared to tobe tobe tobe be the Son of God by the resurrection from the dead the Bible says BUT MORE Easter also tells us thai that Christ was successful successful suc suc- successful achieving in-achieving ng mans man's re re- re On Good Friday He had paid the debt of mankind He had died to atone for the sins of the human race But was His death sufficient Was r the Father satisfied with the sacrifice Christs Christ's e empty pty tomb shouts Yes Heavens Heaven's justice has been satisfied The ransom has been accepted Christs Christ's resurrection assures the sinner sinner sinner sin sin- ner that his debt has been paid in full The empty tomb is our receipt That is what the Bible means when it says Christ was delivered for our offenses and was raised again for our justification EASTER TELLS us furthermore furthermore further further- more th that t if we accept Christ Christas as our Savior we too shall live forever Because I live ye shall live also Christ assures assures assures as as- all those who believe in Him I am the Resurrection and the Life He that believeth believeth believeth eth in Me though he were dead yet shall he live And whosoever whosoever whoso whoso- ever liveth and believeth in Me Meshall Meshall Meshall shall never die That is the meaning of E ter tel Without Easter life would not be worth living and death would be too horrible to con con- template Dont Don't you agree |