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A full understanding of that great event is also foundational to our witness. It was the Resurrection—not a safe symbol or sleepy allegory—that fueled the evangelistic fervor of the first Christians. And when they marched out to proclaim the gospel, they did so with the assurance that Christ's resurrection foreshadowed their own. It made them fearless in the face of death.

Though many of us may not face the same danger, we need the same courage. That's why we need to stand before the empty tomb amazed. We need to marvel at Christ's dramatic triumph over death and sin. Only after we have beheld the resurrection, in all its shocking power, will our voices rise in that mighty refrain that shakes the gates of hell:

"He has risen!"

Drew Dyck is managing editor of Leadership Journal and author of Generation Ex-Christian: Why Young Adults Are Leaving the Faith … and How to Bring Them Back (Moody, 2010).

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