The Significance Of Good Friday To Christians

Christians around the world will be marking Easter holidays starting today with Good Friday. Easter is marked in remembrance of Jesus Christ who died for Human’s sins and rose on the third day to bring them deliverance.

God gave his only son to die for our sins. John 3:16-17;  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. Good Friday commemorates Jesus’ death on the cross. On this day, according to the Bible, the Jewish religious leaders—who had condemned Jesus the night before for claiming to be the son of God and king of the Jews—brought him to the Romans for sentencing. The story on the crucifixion of Jesus can be read from Matthew 27:27-32-56.

Good Friday is observed with fasting and praying by many Christians believers as they remember the judgement, passion, crucifixion, death, and burial of Jesus Christ. Christians believe Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and rose again three days later – which is marked as Easter. Most Christians go to church on this day.

Some Christians go back to the tradition of not eating meat on Good Friday and opting for fish instead goes back for centuries. According to Roman Catholic customs, Christians refrain from eating the flesh of warm-blooded animals on this Friday.

Good Friday is preceded by the last super where Jesus took the bread and wine and gave them a new significance for his followers, showing that a new covenant is about to be put in place between God and His people. Jesus’ death is to be the final sacrifice which will allow all people to receive God’s forgiveness. The last Super story can be read from Matthew 26:17-30.