The burial of Jesus

And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

1 Corinthians 15:4 (KJV)

It is easy to rush past the burial, yet Paul places it inside the Gospel. And that he was buried. Jesus was not unconscious, and He did not merely appear to die. He was truly dead, and He was laid in a tomb.

The burial answers everyone who doubts the death. It also says something about us. In Christ, what we used to be has been dealt with. Romans 6:4 says we are buried with him by baptism into death, so that we also should walk in newness of life.

A burial is an ending. The Gospel gives the sinner a true ending to the old life, so that a new one can begin.