Why is Jesus' resurrection important?

Jesus' resurrection proved that He had power over death and that He is God. It showed that He can give us life after death, too.

Resurrection means to come back life after you die. Jesus' human body died completely when He died on the cross, but it came back to life three days later. On that day, Jesus' friends found that His tomb was empty and then they saw Him and even touched Him. He let them do this so they could know for sure that He was really alive again.

If Jesus had only died and never been resurrected, His death would have been like the normal death of a human. But Jesus is not human—He is God! So, He had the power do anything He wants, including making Himself come back to life. This also shows us that He will give us life again after we die, even though we will have new bodies and live in heaven, not on earth, if we trust in Jesus as our Savior. The reason we know we can also have new lives is because God accepted Jesus' death as a punishment that He took in our place. If God had not accepted it, Jesus would not have come back to life. And, if we do not believe in what Jesus did for us, then we will not have eternal life, either. If we pray and tell God that we truly believe Jesus took our punishment for our sins on the cross, we can have new lives, too, and we will be with Jesus when we die!

Bible Truth

• “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures…he was buried…he was raised on the third day…” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4).
  
  
• “And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins…But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead…for since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:17, 20-21).
  
  
• “‘Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?' The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:55-57).

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