Christ suffered and died to obtain the resurrection. Hebrews 13:20-21 says, “Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will.” It was by the blood of Christ that God raised Him from the dead. It was through the fufillment of God’s purpose that Christ became human, remained obedient, then suffered and died in our place that the sins of the world might fall upon his shoulders and that his death might satisfy the wrath of God burning against the children of disobedience. Once Christ took on the sins of the world and suffered and died, then God was pleased to raise Him from the dead, defeating death and sin once and for all.
It is essential that Christ would rise from the dead, it is the very indication of the fulfillment of God’s purpose in salvation. If Christ did not rise from the dead, then we are utterly lost and without hope. “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and ou are still in your sins.” - 1 Corinthians 15:17. If Jesus has not been raised from the dead then his suffering and pain was a failure.
We find that it was through Christs life as a human and death on the cross that allowed him to take on the sins of the world and it was through his resurrection from the dead that fufilled that victory. Without the resurrection there is no forgiveness for sin.
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Conscept from:
Piper, John. The Passion of Jesus Christ. Crossway Books. (c) 2004 by Desiring God Foundation. Pg. 26-27
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