Who needs logic?

I love logic. Throughout my various educational experiences, my most enjoyable classes have had to do with logic. I hate math; however, when it came to doing proofs in geometry class, I awoke from my slumber to participate. In seminary I learned a method or process to logically understand the structure and context of a passage and include or exclude possible meanings of a portion of text. This, at least to me, is enjoyable. In discussions with my wife, or office debates, or kids in my Sunday School class that desire to play "stump the pastor", my default is logic. If you like to make a logical argument, I'm all ears.

Then, I look at the teachings of Jesus in the New Testament, and I put myself in a tough place. Jesus very rarely explained things logically, but, I am okay with that. When you are a member of the triune Godhead, you can have the freedom to make such decisions! I think though, it's the non-logic that makes me hit the brakes and go back to re-look and reexamine what it is that I just saw. The classic ones from Scripture are 'the last will be first, and the first, last' and 'Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.' There's some poor logic, but powerful teachings contained in these strange sayings.

This brings me to the Easter season and the illogical, profoundly brilliant phrase that was introduced to me recently that stopped me in my tracks and made me think. The phrase explains that Christ trampled death by death, and gave life to those in the grave. Logically, this makes little sense. Spiritually, this makes all the difference! As we come into the Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday celebration, throw logic out the window - a sinless God takes my sin upon Him and dies on my behalf so I can live? That's not logical! After three days in a tomb he raises Himself from the dead as He predicted? That's not logical!

Logical or not, I. Don't. Care. Put the logic aside and thank Him for his sacrifice. His profoundly brutal death led to a resurrection, and that resurrection is what makes all the difference. Enjoy Easter - not for the logical understanding you can gain, but for the eternal benefits of the death, burial, and resurrection!