Now the message seems to be that Christ died on the Cross so that we may live as we please having already been forgiven of sin. Easter is the eternal statement and the empty tomb the everlasting symbol that God s love has been and ever shall be victorious over the power and consequence of sin. The Resurrection has taken the sting out of sin. Without its sting the only power sin maintains is its allure. The sinner has no recourse but to confess his sin under the shadow of the Cross and receive the empowerment of the empty tomb to walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit OR to change all the definitions.
Sin becomes an unwillingness to become accepting and affirming of any and all behavior.
The Cross becomes a symbol of God s acceptance of all sinners irrespective of repentance. And the empty tomb is the symbol of the downtrodden s triumph over political, religious, and social injustice. The two most awesome symbols of God s love and power are being bastardized by the unrighteous and unholy. And the Church sits quietly and looks the other way. Jr. Unedited redistribution authorized and encouraged.