What is Good Friday?

What was good about this day?
On this day 1977 years ago (given Jesus was born around 6 BC), an innocent man was killed. As the governor said, Jesus did not do anything to deserve death.

What was good about this day?
The Jewish leadership, out of jealously and fear condemn one of their own to death without justification. They also show they are willing to collaborate with the Romans and submit to them willingly.

The Roman leadership was shown to not be a model of justice and truth but of opportunism and expediency.

Those who claim to be Christian and used the events of this day as justification to harm or kill Jewish people show themselves to be wicked and foolish and a bane to followers of Christ.

What was good about this day?
A man who was blameless was condemned to die an agonizing death. A man who spent 3 years teaching the Word of God to His followers, only to see them desert him at this time, might ask, "was my teaching in vain"?

What was good about this day?
What was good was that this good Man, this Jesus, was willing to go through the day and did not say "no thanks". Because without this day, which is a day of mourning, the miracle of Sunday would not have been possible. If one does not die, one can not be raised from the dead.

What was and is good about this day?
Jesus the Christ was willing to pay any price to ransom his people from the yoke of slavery and offer salvation to all who ask. On this day He paid the price. And because He paid it, we can be saved and that is why this day is GOOD.