Why is Good Friday Good

Why is Good Friday Good

How can a dark day that saw the torture, and eventual brutal crucifixion of the Son of God be called Good. What is Good Friday?

For believers, Good Friday is a crucial day because it commemorates what is believed to be the most momentous events in the life of Jesus Christ and those who follow the path he laid open for them. Ever since Jesus died and rose from his death, believers have accepted the cross as the recipient of their sins and resurrection of Jesus to be the decisive turning point in mankind’s relation with the True God. That Christ died for my sin, is the feeling of depth that runs in the mind of all those who believe

On Good Friday we remember the day Jesus willingly suffered and died by crucifixion as the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. It is followed by Easter, the glorious celebration of the day Jesus was raised from the dead, heralding his victory over sin and death and pointing ahead to a future resurrection for all who are united to him by faith.

Why “Good” Friday?

Still, why call the day of Jesus’ death “Good Friday” instead of “Bad Friday” or something similar? Some Christian traditions do take this approach: in German, for example, the day is called Karfreitag, or “Sorrowful Friday.” In English, in fact, the origin of the term “Good” is debated: some believe it developed from an older name, “God’s Friday.” Regardless of the origin, the name Good Friday is entirely appropriate because the suffering and death of Jesus, as terrible as it was, marked the dramatic end to God’s fury on all of mankind for their sins.

The cross is where we see the convergence of great suffering and God’s forgiveness.  signs of a day when “righteousness and peace” will “kiss each other.” The cross of Jesus is where that occurred, where God’s demands, his righteousness, coincided with his mercy. We receive divine forgiveness, mercy, and peace because Jesus willingly took our divine punishment, the result of God’s righteousness against sin. “For the joy set before him” Jesus endured the cross on Good Friday, knowing it led to his resurrection, our salvation, and the beginning of God’s reign of righteousness and peace.

Good Friday marks the day when wrath of God and His Divine mercy met at the cross. That’s why Good Friday is so dark and yet so Good.