From the Pulpit...

This is the gospel of Christ—He died for our sins and rose again from the dead. He died in our place, uniquely, once, so that would live for Him and with Him. Otherwise, we live against Him and apart from Him forever. If you grasp that, you have a grasp on the Christian message. If you do not grasp it, then do not imagine yourself to really understand Christianity or Good Friday or Easter! This is central to what these remembrance holidays are about.