What’s so good about Good Friday?
Good Friday and Easter are here again. Christians around the world are marking their holiest days. As most people know, Good Friday is the day when Jesus Christ, God’s only son, laid down his life and was killed on the cross. According to the Bible, he did this to take the punishment that man rightfully deserves for his sins. And Easter, the Sunday right after Good Friday, was the day when Jesus came back from the dead. He did this to show his power over death.
That seems straightforward enough but naturally, a few questions abound. Why is that Friday called good when something so awful happened? The Answers community has some thoughts on that. Paladin notes that it was originally called “Gottes Freitag” or God’s Friday. And this eventually became Good Friday in English. shinnsei also notes that in Christian traditions like Eastern Orthodoxy, it’s known as Holy Friday.
Nevertheless, Good is still an appropriate term to label that Friday because as The Darkness Returns points out, the good represents the good gift of salvation brought forth by the martyrdom of Jesus.
Okay then, what about Easter? Where did that name come from? Skytide explains that early Christian celebrations of Christ’s resurrection coincided with a pagan festival of the Godess Eostre and the name and some of the traditions were absorbed into Christian celebrations. In addition, Sweet n Sour explains that the traditions of the Easter bunny and eggs have its originsin German traditions.
Well, I certainly know better now how all these ‘extras’ got attached to the celebration of Christ’s death and resurrection. Just wanted to wish all Christians out there a meaningful time of reflection and worship as you celebrate Good Friday and Easter.
Cheers,
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
Subscribe
It is a reminder. There is of course the historical stuff that goes with it.
It is good because Jesus gave his life for us, we are saved! it sucks that he died but the result of it has saved man kind, that is GOOD!
Happy Easter, God Loves you
hj,that good
Hi! SG Answer Team…
Sorry I have to post the message here… Due to having problem with Yahoo Answer links… Can U look into this matter…
Recently my question was deleted… And I am trying to appeal… I click on the link on the “Customer Care” on the email to appeal… but then after few days… I receievd a returned mail said it is an invalid email address… Yesterday I click on it again send thing happen again…
so can U look into this matter…
I am very disppointed with Yahoo service recently first the video having problem upload in Feb… and Y! 360 is not fixing the bug… and now the Y! Answer…
Hi! SG Answer Team…
Sorry I have to post the message here… Due to having problem with Yahoo Answer links… Can U look into this matter…
Recently my question was deleted… And I am trying to appeal… I click on the link on the “Customer Care” on the email to appeal… but then after few days… I receievd a returned mail said it is an invalid email address… Yesterday I click on it again send thing happen again…
so can U look into this matter…
I am very disppointed with Yahoo service recently first the video having problem upload in Feb… and Y! 360 is not fixing the bug… and now the Y! Answer…
Good Friday, one of the most important days of the Christian calendar. Work will be set aside, worship services will be attended, and sombre reflection will mix with effusive joy in celebration of this Good Friday. But to the close followers of Jesus of Nazareth nearly 2,000.
_______________________________
skai
I challenge you to a game of trivia! Click here to battle against me online at ConQUIZtador. Let’s see who’s the winner…