The Importance of Suffering, Death and Resurrection to Christians Today

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The Importance of Suffering, Death and Resurrection to Christians Today

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that

whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John

3:16.

Jesus knew his destiny. His is the supreme example of self-sacrificing

love. His was a love so strong that he endured such pain and suffering

for the sake of God, whom he loved, and the entire human race.

Christians today believe that Jesus died for our sins. His death was

the highest declaration of his love. Christians show self-sacrifice

when they are prepared to give their time, effort and money to help

those who are less fortunate. When we die we cannot take material

things with us. Like the story of the poor widow's offering, Mark

12:41-44 she only gave a farthing but to her it was all she had. The

rich who gave more were still left with more, she was left with

nothing.

Martin Luther-King and Mother Teresa are two prime examples of modern

day Christians who displayed acts of love, generosity and

self-sacrifice. Martin Luther-King was an American clergyman who

became a leading civil rights campaigner who worked for peace, justice

and equality for black people. He preached non-violence. In 1964 he

was awarded the Nobel peace prize for his dedication in trying to

achieve his goal of equality. He was quoted as saying "A man who won't

die for something is not fit to live". He remained undeterred in his

fight for equality. His faith never left even when he may have had a

premonition about his death when he said he had "been to the mountain

top and seen the Promised Land". The next day he was shot and killed.

He was prepared to die for his beliefs.

Mother Teresa was a nun who worked in Calcutta, India. She became a

missionary so she could spread the love of Christ. The presence of

poverty and sickness so moved her that she dedicated her life to

helping them.

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