He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.

— 1 John 2:2

He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.

— Romans 4:25

20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.

22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

— 1 Corinthians 15:20-22

And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,

— 2 Timothy 1:10

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and love from Christ to you.

For demonstrating His deep love, and legally reconciling sinful humanity to Himself, God sent His Son, Jesus, living a sinless life, to take the punishment for human sin upon Himself on the cross, to satisfy the perfect justice of God, to shed His blood on the cross to redeem sinners, and to die on the cross as the ultimate sacrifice to atone for the sins of all humanity.

Then God raised Jesus from the dead on the third day. Jesus’s resurrection was God the Father’s public validation that Jesus’s sacrifice was completely accepted as the full payment for sin. Jesus permanently broke the power of the death and grave. By rising, Jesus demonstrated that sin no longer holds a condemning power over those who trust in Him. This resurrection guarantees believers a renewed relationship with God now and an eternal hope of physical resurrection and life in heaven.