What I learnt during Holy week

It was estimated that the money used in one single year on preparation of war can be used for a thousand plus years for mission works...

Combinations:
Without man and woman --- There was Adam
One man no woman --- There was Eve
Both man and woman --- You and I
Last combination, one woman no man --- Jesus!!
Cool rite... haha...

No matter how advance science is, how great the political powers can get, how powerful military weapons are, how rich you are...
3 things man can NEVER solve:
-Problem of sin
-Problem of sufferings, sorrow
-Problem of death

Psalms 118:24
The hymm "This is the day, this is the day that the Lord has made. That the Lord has made. I will rejoice, I will rejoice and be glad in it and be glad in it......."
Matt 26:30 "When they had sung a hymm, they went out to the Mount of Olives."
I heard Tang mu shi preached on good friday. He mentioned tht this is the 1st time it was recorded that Jesus sang a hymm.. I wonder if the other gospel books mentioned this part, but i only found it in Matthew... And Tang mu shi was saying tht the hymm tht they probably sang was Psalm 118:24, this is the day.
The one day that Jesus became the atonement for our sins. This one day will never be repeated. And after this day, we will be glad and rejoice.
The passover is the shadow of how Jesus is going to die for our sins... During Moses times, the angel pass over the door of the iraelites with the lamb's blood. This symbolises Jesus's blood. Deliverance from sin, just like how Isrealites were delivered from Egypt.
That one day, the wrath of God will be upon Jesus when our sins are on Him. No one colud comfort Jesus as even the comfortor's sin will be upon Jesus. Matt 27:46 "About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" - which means, "My God, my God,why have You forsaken me?"
That was how much Jesus suffered...

We cannot completely understand, but at least we can have correct partial understandings. Ephesians 3:18 "may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,"

1 John 3:16 "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers."
The gist of this verse is Christ's sacrifice.

Do we really love God? Do we really know how to love God? If we never sacrifice myself to accomplish others, I have not love. So it is important that Jesus is willing to suffer for me.

Good Friday is important. It allows us to understand(try to), ponder upon Jesus's sufferings.
Suffering of Christ is important.
In the suffering of Christ, not only do we know the love of God, we also establish our love for God, and we follow His example...

HOWEVER!!! The important part is Jesus ROSE from the dead... HE IS ALIVE!!! haha... that is the part tht makes Him so different... That is the part that created an impact in people's lives... I think the disciple would have just went back to their normal lives if they din see Jesus resurrect. The resurrection itself changed the diciples. They recieved the power of the Holy Spirit. And they just go!!! Go and do the will of the Father!!! :)