Most major religions of the world adore some great but dead leader or philosopher. Christianity alone declares its faith in a living, resurrected Savior.

A missionary was explaining this truth to some people. He said, "I am traveling and have reached a place where the road branches off in two directions. I look for a guide and find two men: One is dead and the other alive. Which of the two should I ask for directions, the dead or the living?" The people responded, "The living." "Then," said the missionary, "why do you follow a leader who is dead instead of Christ, who is alive?"

If we believe in the actual, physical resurrection of Jesus Christ, then we will have no difficulty in believing anything else in God's Word. If we reject this central doctrine, we may as well throw away the entire Bible. If Christ has not risen, He has broken His promises, failed in His prophecies, and we are still in our sins.

A little girl lived near a cemetery and often had to walk through it after dark. When someone asked, "Are you ever afraid?" she said, "Oh, no. My home is just beyond."

If our faith is in the risen Christ, we too need not fear death. Our home is just beyond!  — Henry G. Bosch