It is interesting to find that a day that a man seen as innocent was nailed to the cross and killed is considered a Good day – Good Friday.
Indeed, so many people wonder why the Friday before Easter is called Good Friday.
There is a unique reason that it is so.
In today’s world, people would have called that day Black Friday, being a day that a man who is loved by so many and considered innocent was killed.
But in the case of Jesus Christ, it was not so.
He is the reason the Day is called Good Friday.
This year’s Good Friday will be celebrated on April 7.
Here are 6 things you should know about Good Friday and why it is referred to as thus.
1. Good May Mean Holy In Old English
Christians believe Jesus was mocked publicly and crucified on a solemn Friday two thousand years ago.
But what’s so good about the fact that a man was killed just like that?
Some scholars are of the opinion that at the time of Jesus’ crucifixion, “good” may have referred to “Holy” in Old English.
This is a linguistic theory supported by many language experts.
2. A Day The Onsets Man’s Reconciliation With God
However, believers of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ also say that the day, being the day that Jesus laid his life down for mankind, it is a Good day.
But that is not all.
Here, people believe that Jesus couldn’t have been resurrected without dying.
Therefore, the day of his death is, in a sense, “good.”
3. It Ushers In The Totality Of The Christian Faith
You see, without Good Friday, Christianity may not have existed.
The whole thing about Christianity began the night that Christ was taken after the prayer at the Garden of Gethsemane.
4. Good Friday Is Derived From God
Also, some persons claim that Good Friday derived its name from God; the way the term “goodbye” comes from a contraction of the phrase “God Be With You.”
5. Not Every Country Refers To This Friday As Good Friday
Surprisingly, Good Friday is not referred to with this same name in all countries.
For instance, the Greek Church refer to this holiday as “the Holy and Great Friday”.
In German, it’s referred to as “Sorrowful Friday”.
Some call it “Sacred Friday” and “Passion Friday” (Russia) are also used.
6. A Day To Do Good
One of the biggest surprises about the life of Jesus and how loving and passionate he is about man, was shown at his arrest.
Remember that Peter drew a sword and chopped off someone’s ear. Jesus picked that ear and placed it back and it sealed up instantly.
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This singular good act was a significant one about the day his journey to the cross peaked.
Now, you can see all of the good things about this great day of crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the one Christians call Lord and Saviour.
