cause hey what would it be like?

the cross is a great symbol
it represents the death of Jesus
and the forgiveness of our sins
well at least to those of us
who have recognised our need of forgiveness
otherwise it can just be
a nice thing to wear around your neck
and even have as it has been said
"a cute little man on it"
but to christians it is probably
the one major symbol
along with the fish symbol

that most christians
will identify themselves with
all across the world churches have crosses
on their buildings
in their buildings
as apart of their logos
and where ever else you might like to put one
the cross is a great symbol
and alot of important powerful stuff
happened that day when Jesus died upon one
but it wasn't finished there
and that is the thing that has been getting to me
on the third day Jesus rose from the dead
yep he was dead and buried
not partially dead
or clinically dead but on life support or something
fully dead no pulse no life
then he was alive with a pulse and life
he came back to life
proving that he is the Son of God (Romans 1:4)
and the other thing is that it was for our sins
that he died
and our justification (4th definition is good) with God
that he was raised from death to life (Romans 4:25)
so we have peace with God
through this justification (Romans 5:1)
through our faith in the risen Jesus
also the Holy Spirit has been given to us (John 16:7)
since Jesus is alive and went to heaven
i am sure there is more than what i have mentioned
that shows the importance of
Jesus being alive and risen from the dead
not just the importance of his death
which is extremley important
but often ends up over shadowing
the importance of the risen Jesus
the justification bringing Jesus
the fulfilling of the law
the peace with God
and all that comes with that
so lets not forget the empty tomb

that represents the risen Jesus
and may we continue to discover
what a risen Jesus means
for those who believe
cause hey what would it be like?
if he had just stayed dead in the grave?