Good Friday

Today is the day when many Christians celebrate the death of Jesus (I say many because orthodox believers will celebrate Easter next week).  There is lots to say about why Jesus died, but I would like to just leave two parts of a document called the Heidelberg Catechism: 

Why did Christ have to go all the way to death?  Because God's truth and justice demanded it: only the death of God's perfect Son could pay for the shame of our sin. 

What advantage do we receive from Christ's sacrifice and death on the cross? Through Christ's death our old selves are crucified, put to death, and buried with Him, so that the evil desires of the flesh may no longer rule us, but that instead we may dedicate ourselves as an offering of gratitude to Him. 

But Good Friday - the day of Christ's death - is only good because of Easter Sunday.  As the old preaching cadence reminds... it's Friday, but Sunday's a comin'!