Christianity is born as a religion because of the experience of the Resurrection. It is not born because of what Jesus said and did in his lifetime, but because after his death his followers experienced him alive in a new way. For Christians the Resurrection of Jesus means not only that a human being was raised from the dead, but that he has entered into full participation in God's life and power.
Jesus not only entered into this new life for himself but became the source of new life for others, the transformation of all humanity for all time. This marks the end of one kind of history and the beginning of another so radically different that we call it a new creation. The Risen Jesus is a new Adam, the start of a new humanity.
It is this understanding of the Resurrection of Jesus that makes Christianity such a powerful and compelling religious movement.
No comments:
Post a Comment