WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT GOOD FRIDAY?

It's Easter Holiday once again and we are celebrating the one of the major cardinals of the Christian faith - The Crucifixion and Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Despite the fact that a few persons believe that the exact dates are not followed, we are just fine bringing the events to remembrance around this time of the year. The main purpose of this article however, is to highlight the reasons why the day Jesus was crucified is called GOOD FRIDAY . Let me quickly give you a little background into the reason Jesus came to die and why His death was ' good ' for all mankind. WHO IS JESUS? Jesus is the Son of the living God sent to this world to reconcile man to his Creator. This became necessary because in the third chapter of the book of Genesis we read the account of the fall of man in the garden of Eden. Man after he was created in the image of God had a wonderful relationship with his Maker. In the cool of the day, God would visit him and ...