Of all the things in life, one is number one. Of all the teachings in the
Bible, one is primary. Of all the things in the world, one is prime. The
apostle Paul names what this is in His letter to the Corinthians. He calls
it “of first importance” when he says: “For I delivered to you as of first
importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in
accordance with the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on
the third day in accordance with the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3–4).
The Gospel of Jesus, our Savior, is what is of first importance. This
Easter, we celebrate that Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection is of
first importance. Knowledge of this one thing changes our perspective on
everything else. What could be more important to know?