So, Crystal is asleep right now, so I have a little time to think about things other than an impending baby. Like today being Easter.
Of the various claims that Christianity makes, Easter celebrates the most insane: that a man who had been unjustly prosecuted, condemned, and then executed returned from death, never to die again.
Yep, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. A singular event in history, upon which the entirety of our religion stands or falls. It is the reason that we live and love and believe. If this truth is a lie, then, as the Apostle Paul writes, “We are of all people most to be pitied.” (1 Corinthians 15:19)
But Jesus was resurrected, and that makes all the difference.
I’ve been doing my media immersion as I begin design work on Major Crimes (the game formerly known as Dirty Cities). This game is specifically about using the crime story to address social issues. So I’ve been thinking a lot about the various social issues that plague us. We are victimized by our own corrupt institutions while the oppressed oppress each other. Injustice reigns in our cities, from the halls of power to the streets of our ghettos.
And yet, by His resurrection, Jesus triumphed over injustice. He was tried, convicted, and sentenced by corrupt authorities, and yet, God vindicated Him and demonstrated it to all by raising Jesus from the dead. And now, He has been given complete authority to extend the justice of God across the entire world. And that is exactly what He is doing.
So, as I look at the injustice and suffering in this world, I do not lose heart. I know that The Man is in charge, and He overcame all injustice once and for all. I know that He has ushered in the new era, in which He is busy tearing down all corrupt, wicked power structures and bringing a reign of true justice. And I know that He will not rest until everything is set aright.
And who can stop Him? Our most powerful threat is the ability to inflict pain and death. That is the threat in every domestic beating, every armed robbery, every military action. But He is beyond pain and death; He overcame them in His resurrection, and now they cannot touch Him. So He is beyond our ability to threaten and coerce.
An unkillable, unstoppable warrior of justice. Kinda makes Superman look like a pansy, ya know?
Happy Easter, everyone.
A Dark and Quiet Room 
April 12th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Yeah, but does Jesus have heat vision? huh? huh?
😉
April 13th, 2009 at 7:52 am
Happy Easter, Seth!
Oh, and Congratulations about Hope!!!
April 13th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Gerald:
Ever seen the sun?
April 23rd, 2009 at 10:44 pm
James,
If that’s a code question for “am I a Christian?” the answer is no, I’m not.
The comment was aimed, as a friendly joke, at Seth though, not a serious comment about Jesus. While I am not a Christian, I understand that he is, in fact, believed to be the incarnation of God on Earth and therefore omnipotent, etc.
It wasn’t a serious theological comment though. Thus the winking smiley at the end.
April 24th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Gerald,
No, I think that James was suggesting that the sun is Jesus’ heat vision.
Which is silly, really. Revelation 1:14 clearly states that Jesus has his own heat vision. The sun is obviously something else.
(And really, the Superman reference was a cop-out. Originally, I was going to say that Jesus is the ultimate badass, but I changed my mind at the last minute.)