Charles Wesley Quotes

Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.

In the bonds of Death He lay Who for our offence was slain; But the Lord is risen to-day, Christ hath brought us life again, Wherefore let us all rejoice, Singing loud, with cheerful voice, Hallelujah!

In the whole story of Jesus Christ, the most important event is the resurrection.

The good news is that even though we walk through this valley of death, we don't have to fear, at least not for ourselves! Unfortunately, there is no way to skip over the valley altogether, we must face death and the evidence of evil all around us. But there will come a day... And what a day that will be!

Even if you're not Christian, just from being in our culture you know Jesus and resurrection and redemption.

To a Christian, Easter Sunday means everything, when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

During my life I have heard many sermons on the Resurrection. I can recite the events of that first Easter Sunday. I have marked in my scriptures passages regarding the Resurrection.

For practicing Christians, Easter Sunday and the Holy week that precedes it are the apex of our faith. Without the resurrection of Christ there is no Christianity.

Easter was when Hope in person surprised the whole world by coming forward from the future into the present.

The New Testament never simply says, "Remember Jesus Christ." That is a half-finished sentence. It says, "Remember Jesus Christ is risen from the dead."

Belief in the resurrection is not an appendage to the Christian faith. It is the Christian faith.

Easter is never deserved.

Anyone can be sentimental about the nativity; any fool can feel like a Christian at Christmas. But Easter is the main event; if you don’t believe in the resurrection, you’re not a believer." “If you don’t believe in Easter,” Owen Meany said. “Don’t kid yourself—Don’t call yourself a Christian.

Without the resurrection, the cross is meaningless.

Christ is risen! There is life, therefore, after death! His resurrection is the symbol and pledge of universal resurrection!

It is the resurrection that makes Good Friday good.

Happy Easter everyone! Jesus dies, comes back from the dead - and we get chocolate eggs. It's like turn-down service from God.

We raise our voices in holy gladness to celebrate the victory of the risen Christ over the terrible forces of death.

The Cross of Christ may have overcome evil, but it did not overcome unfairness. For that, Easter is required.

Easter time reminds us that we have every right to believe that this hope is based on time-tested truths and a solid foundation.

Christ will rise on Easter day!

Without the cross, there's only condemnation. If Jesus wasn't executed, there's no celebration.

In a sense, we are better prepared to praise God than the angels are, for angels have never known the joy of redemption.

Death is just a comma to a Christian, not a period.