Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. (Romans 5:9 ESV)
Jesus’ Death and Christianity
If it were not for the death of Christ, Christianity would not mean anything. Uniquely, Christianity is not founded on the morals, deeds, or choices of it’s people. Rather, Christianity is founded on Christ’s death on behalf of Christians.
His death makes us right in God’s eyes. His death saves us from God’s wrath. His death is what separates us from other unrighteous people. (ALL sin, but Christians receive forgiveness.)
We Christians do not merely follow a wise leader, we are followers because that leader died for us. We Christians do not merely study and believe effective philosophy, we study and believe because our teacher died for us. We Christians are not merely members of a group, we belong together because all of us are so broken that we needed someone… Someone… to die in our place.
The Chinese of the 19th century, when learning about Christianity, called us, “The People of the Dead God.” While there is ANOTHER part to understand… they were not wrong!
Christ’s death makes us Christians.