Lord of our righteousness

If Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless. (1 Corinthians 15:17 NAS)

 Easter is the day we celebrate the most important event of our Christian faith, the resurrection of Jesus. Why is it so important? Because without the resurrection, our faith is worthless, as the apostle Paul made a point to emphasize.
 Without the resurrection, we are not redeemed, and are therefore still accountable for our sins. Without the resurrection, our faith is in vain and we are misrepresenting God when we witness to others. It is because God raised Jesus from the dead that we know we have salvation. (See 1 Corinthians 15:14-17)
 Jesus, who specifically stated that He was the Messiah throughout the Gospels, and was called the Christ (Messiah), by others, was cruelly hung upon a cross until He died. The Jewish leaders and Pilate thought His death would prove that He was a false messiah. However, His resurrection proved that He was telling the truth.
 God raising Jesus from the dead showed that He is the one who was spoken of throughout Scripture, the Messiah who has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows, who was crushed for our iniquities, who has brought us peace, the one called the “Lord of our righteousness.” P. Amsterdam [1]

 A marvelous and mighty paradox has thus occurred, for the death which they thought to inflict on Him as dishonor and disgrace has become the glorious monument to death’s defeat. —Athanasius of Alexandria (296–373)

[1] P. Amsterdam Directors’ Corner Easter—The Resurrection Makes All the Difference (Part 1)