Good Friday - Few things to know about the day

 Dear students,

Today we are enjoying holiday as our school is closed due to Good Friday; but did you know why this Friday is called Good Friday? What is the importance of the day? Let's know about the day.

Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, is the Christian day to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus and His death at Calvary. This Christian holiday is also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday, and Black Friday.

For Christians, Good Friday is an important day of the year because it celebrates a momentous weekend in the history of the world. Ever since Jesus died and was raised, Christians have proclaimed the cross and resurrection of Jesus to be the decisive turning point for all creation.

On Good Friday, we remember the day Jesus willingly suffered and died by crucifixion as the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. Easter follows it, the glorious celebration of the day Jesus was raised from the dead, heralding his victory over sin and death and pointing ahead to a future resurrection for all who are united to him by faith.




Why Is it called 'Good' Friday? Still, why call the day of Jesus’ death “Good Friday” instead of “Bad Friday” or something similar? 

The name Good Friday is entirely appropriate because the suffering and death of Jesus, as terrible as it was, marked the dramatic culmination of God’s plan to save his people from their sins. Good Friday is “good” because as terrible as that day was, it had to happen for us to receive the joy of Easter. The wrath of God against sin had to be poured out on Jesus, the perfect sacrificial substitute, for forgiveness and salvation to be poured out to the nations. Without that awful day of suffering, sorrow, and shed blood at the cross, God could not be both “just and the justifier” of those who trust in Jesus. Paradoxically, the day that seemed to be the greatest triumph of evil was actually the death blow in God’s gloriously good plan to redeem the world from bondage.

Words:

Crucifixion: Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the victim is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross or beam and left to hang until eventual death. 

Calvary : Calvary (Latin: Calvariae or Calvariae locus) or Golgotha was a site immediately outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was crucified.

Resurrection: resurrection, the rising from the dead of a divine or human being who still retains his own personhood, or individuality, though the body may or may not be changed.

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