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Spring Edition 2016
Plan of Salvation:

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever shall believe
in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.
Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that
God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved.

A Message From Good News Press

The Significance of Easter for Christians
The biggest celebration within Christianity
may be Christmas, but the most important
celebration is Easter. The entire basis for the
Christian faith is based on the events that occurred on the first Easter weekend. While
Christmas is about how Jesus came to earth
as a baby, Easter is about the reason he
came. Christians believe the whole reason he
came was to die and to rise again.
Most historians agree on these facts, which
are the foundational events of Christianity:



Jesus Christ was executed by crucifixion
on the Friday during the Jewish Passover.



He was buried in a tomb owned by Joseph
of Arimathea.

hundreds of other people claimed to have
seen Jesus, spoken with him, eaten with him,
and listened to his teachings.
These disciples (and others) went to their
deaths—some through torture—maintaining
that their claims of seeing a resurrected Jesus were true.
Those are the historical facts. The significance is found in the interpretation of those
facts. Christians maintain that the tomb was
empty and that there were post-crucifixion
sightings of Jesus because Jesus had physically risen from the dead. This, combined
with the apparent fulfillment of centuries-old
prophecies contained in the Jewish Scriptures, firmly established the belief that Jesus
was God in the flesh and that he had power
and authority over life and death.



Guards were posted to keep watch over
the tomb.

This belief in the resurrection of Jesus spread
rapidly throughout the Roman Empire and it
 On the third day, the tomb was found to
continues to spread today. For nearly 2000
be empty. His body could not be found, nor
years, Christians have placed their faith in
could the Roman or Jewish authorities exthis resurrected Jesus, believing his promise
plain what had happened to it.
that he will someday return to take his fol Over the next forty days, his disciples plus lowers to be with him throughout eternity.

The Christian message is often referred to as the "Gospel," which
means "good news." Specifically, it
is the good news about Jesus—who
He is, what He has done, and what
He offers. Essentially, the message
is that Jesus was God in the flesh,
that He came into the world to reconcile humanity to Himself, and
that his salvation is freely offered to
each person who will respond in
faith. The Gospel message explains
that salvation is only possible
through the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus. Through his sacrifice, Jesus paid the price for our sinfulness (rebellion against God), thus
offering us forgiveness. Then
through his Resurrection He conquered death, removing it as the
penalty for our sin and replacing it
with the offer of eternal life that is
only available from Him to all those
that place their faith in Him.

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