When Christ died and rose from the dead the world was a violent place. The Romans regularly exercised their authority through the sword, religious leaders inspired the stoning of sinners, and people of faith sacrificed their children to other gods.
His actions where condemned by all after spontaneously hailing him king. Religious leaders, who had no legal authority to kill him sought it from the government, Rome did not care about religious affairs and relinquished it to the people, and the people chose to release Barabus, a insurrectionest against Rome.
In the tradition of biblical writing, these are timeless events and stories that should be retold. We are the the remnants and scattered people of the Israelites tribal beliefs. Scattered not only physically but in faith also. Christ - our Priest, Prophet, and King established a new way to sacrifice to the one True God that needs no government support nor church tradition. Your sins are forgiven in the same measure as you forgive others as long as your sacrifice is joined with his. How simple?
Happy Easter!
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