…Easter Sunday is often celebrated for the resurrection. But really, it’s a celebration of salvation. Everyone wants salvation. “We need to save our country.” “We need to ‘save’ coupons.” Even the atheists talk about salvation. I heard a prominently influential atheist talk about environmentalism in terms of “salvation” for humanity. “We need to save the planet.”
Everyone looks out at the world and sees some enemy facing humanity and recognizes the need for salvation. And when that salvation comes around, people talk in terms of “good news.” That prominent atheist might read a news article on a new environmental accord signed by ten countries, or receive new data about the global temperatures dropping, or hear that more consumers are buying electric vehicles, and say, “well that’s ‘good news.’” Because, in his version of salvation, it is good news. Salvation is close at hand.
People take salvation seriously, at least according to their version.
But there’s only one gospel that saves. All other gospels outside of the good news of Christ Jesus are temporary and limited in scope. Even if we save our country now, there’s another crisis ten years down the road. Even if we save the planet now, there’s another crisis ten years down the road.
So, let’s talk about the only gospel that saves…
