Does Christ's Death in and of itself save any one?
[What is Christmas Without the Resurrection? By J. Vernon McGee] "...Simon Peter, you were right when you said 'Thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.' But, Simon Peter, you thought that He shouldn't die on a cross. Don't you know that His resurrection made His death upon the cross necessary? That He must bear the sins of the world? And on the day of Pentecost, Simon Peter, you are going to be able to say, 'Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ by raising Him from the dead!' Simon Peter, I told you all along that He was virgin born..." Full text: What is Christmas Without the Resurrection?
