Editorial: Easter is much more important than Christmas

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3086 Edition

April 18-24, 2011

Editorial



Editorial: Easter is much more important than Christmas



Translated by Lydia Ma



The term “Christmas and Easter Christian” has been widely used to refer to 
Christians who go to church only for Christmas and Easter – the two most 
important holidays of the Christian calendar.

Because Christmas is often celebrated with more creativity and publicity than 
Easter, American novelist John Irving once pointed out that even the dumbest 
fool feels like a Christian during Christmas. However, Easter is really much 
more important because one cannot be a real Christian unless one believes in 
Easter.

Yes, Easter is far more important than Christmas because everything a Christian 
believes in would be for naught if Christ had not ultimately risen from the 
dead – including the significance of Christmas. It is as the apostle Paul 
wrote, “And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is 
your faith…. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are 
still in your sins.” (1 Cor. 15:14-17).

So, what is Easter about? It proclaims not only that Jesus died to save 
humanity, but also rose from the dead 3 days later. Through Jesus’ 
resurrection, he declares that he can give every human being a new life.

The kind of new life Jesus is able to give us through his resurrection isn’t 
merely physical regeneration, but also peace for our souls and salvation for 
our spirits. We can be certain of this promise from the first words he said to 
his followers after he rose from the dead: “Greetings. Do not be afraid.”

Confident of this promise and of the significance of Easter, the apostle Peter 
wrote in his epistle, “For you know that it was not with perishable things such 
as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down 
to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb 
without blemish or defect. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but 
was revealed in these last times for your sake. Through him, you believe in 
God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope 
are in God.” (1 Peter 1: 18-21).



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