It's the only happen because Friday occurred. Dr. Tony Evans says for there to be a glorious resurrection, there had to be a painful death.

We have to be willing to die if we want to live. This is the alternative broadcast, featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans.

Knowing about the sacrifice Jesus made for us is important, but responding to it is crucial.

Let's join Dr. Evans as he talks about our commitment to the cross.

In the Bible, salvation is free.

You don't pay to be saved.

When you place faith in his finished work on the cross as your personal substitute, sins are forgiven and eternal life is granted.

And you become a Christian.

But we also know that you can be a miserable Christian,

a defeated Christian, a failed Christian.

You can be a Christian who has very little to say

about the reality of God at work in your life experience.

And you really are on your way to heaven,

you just can't get heaven to meet you down here.

The tragedy about being a regular Christian

is that you think you're okay

because everybody else around you is regular too.

You say, well, I'm as good as Joe or Jane or Butch or Ralph.

And they ordered regular.

I ordered regular too.

And you can feel like you're okay because everybody else is okay.

But what Jesus went on to say to his followers who are already Christians,

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