How does the death and resurrection of Christ save us and what does it save us from? A Spiritual Answer…

The literal story of the physical birth, death, and resurrection of Christ (Jesus) can be seen as a literal event of history or a story to be understood spiritually for the here and now.  When understood spiritually (non-carnal), the meaning behind the death and resurrection of Christ shows it as an event that happens within us, because Christ IS in us (Col 1:27).  The literal historical interpretation portrays it as an event someone simply believes actually happened as a means for “salvation” [for which the meaning is ambiguous]. Where the spiritual interpretation portrays the death and resurrection of ...