Luke 24:5-8
Jesus has Risen
5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.' " 8 Then they remembered his words.
Who is the living person, who has the most influence in your life?...Your first thought might be your father, mother, a friend, or a mentor you have had...
But Jesus is alive...He is not dead...The words of the angel are still valid today...Why would we study and search for God in the Bible, if He is dead and not alive?...He was not in the tomb, He is risen...If He is still dead, then He has not risen...If Jesus has not risen and is still dead, then our faith and hope are also dead...If He is dead, then my words are dead, and thus lies and my words are a false witness to others...For if the dead cannot be raised then all are dead and none is alive...Even Jesus is dead...And if Christ has not been raised, our faith is futile; and we still are dead in our sins and wrongdoings...If He is dead, then good and evil are the same...Bad moral values and evil then are equal to good...And if He has not risen then believers are to be more pitied than all men (1 Corinthians 15:14-19)...
But the angels make it clear, He has risen...He is alive...He has great influence on our lives, because He is alive...