The Importance of the Resurrection
18 March 2025 · 1 min read · Understanding the Bible
The resurrection of Jesus isn't just one Christian belief among many — it's the foundation everything else stands on. Here's why the resurrection is so important.
Everything depends on it
The apostle Paul put the stakes plainly: if Christ isn't risen, then Christian faith is empty and worthless. Christianity has never rested merely on Jesus being a good teacher; it rests on the claim that he rose bodily from the dead. Everything hinges on whether the resurrection actually happened.
It proves who Jesus is
The resurrection vindicates all of Jesus' claims. By raising him from the dead, God put his stamp of approval on everything Jesus said and did — proving that he really is the Son of God, and that his death truly paid for sin. The empty tomb is God's great 'yes' to the cross.
He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
It secures our hope
Because Jesus rose, death is defeated, and his resurrection is the guarantee of ours. For those who trust him, death is not the end but a doorway. The resurrection means grief will not have the last word, and that all who belong to Jesus will also live. It's the ground of our unshakeable hope.
The resurrection is supremely important because everything in the Christian faith depends on it — it proves who Jesus is, confirms that his death paid for sin, and secures our hope of eternal life. Without it, Christianity collapses; with it, everything changes. That's why the message that has echoed for two thousand years still matters more than any other: Jesus is risen, and because he lives, we too shall live.
