Through Jesus' suffering and death, the door of salvation was thrown open for all people. That is why we observe Easter day with reverence and gratitude. Good Friday reminds us of the price of grace and the power of redemption.
There are several reasons why the death of Christ still matters and is worth remembering and why it remains a sacred and meaningful. Good Friday reminds us of our foundation and draws attention back to the very basis of our Christian faith.
As believers, we must never lose sight of the cross because, that's where our journey began. Apostle Paul recounts how Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper to help us "remember His death until He comes again", according to 1 Cor. 11:23-26.
There's a foundational ordinance that Jesus gave us to keep us anchored in the truth of salvation. This is Baptism. Baptism is a public declaration of faith, a symbolic act that represents our death to sin and resurrection to new life in Christ.
When a believer is immersed in water, it symbolizes being buried with Christ. Being lifted out of the water represents rising with Him in victory and newness of life:
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
In the early Church, baptism was so significant that one's faith wasn't taken seriously until they had been baptized. It was a non-negotiable identification with Christ
