“Why do you look for the living among the dead?”
posted at 11:09 am on March 23, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
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Luke 24:
1 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” 8 Then they remembered his words.
This is the central tenet of our faith: that our Lord sacrificed himself so that all sins of mankind would be forgiven eternally. We celebrate that sacrifice and his Resurrection today — the day that death was conquered and an unbroken covenant with the Lord was established.
May all have a happy Easter today, in faith and in love.
Addendum: For those who want to add works to faith, the First Mate suggests the charity Feed My Starving Children. They work to get food to those in desperate need around the world, and she occasionally does volunteer work for this fine organization.
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Impressive little rant. I’m half-minded to salute.
Unfortunately, while you do a great job of making the point that I don’t follow the Old Testament laws, the point you make is fairly irrelevant. Jesus preached to Jews. He never preached against the Torah. The first Christians were Jews, who were still observant, even though they believed Jesus was the Messiah. The man widely recognized as the pastor of the church at Jerusalem was called, “James the Just,” largely because he meticulously kept the law and taught others the same.
It was the Gentiles being added to the church who were not required to keep the Jewish laws, the premise being that the law was given to the Jews specifically. Of course, Gentile Christians far outnumbered Jewish Christians, as you might expect.
That said, when was the last time you offered a sacrifice at the Jewish temple in Jerusalem? Surely it troubles you that you can’t keep the law you treasure in something as basic as the required sacrifices. It’s almost like God closed the door.
Now, I fully expect that one day the temple in Jerusalem will be restored. You may or may not agree with that. I also fully expect that one day all of Israel will accept Jesus as the Messiah. I seriously doubt you will agree with that.
Regardless, after seeing Israel restored as a nation, anything is possible.
theregoestheneighborhood on March 29, 2008 at 3:48 AM
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