Philippians 2:5-11

Many people believe that Christianity is all about Jesus' teachings and miraculous deeds, but Anglican bishop J.C. Ryle wrote, "In vain is Christ's life and miracles and preaching, if Christ had not at last died for us. We need not merely a teacher, but an atonement, and the death of a substitute." Our eternal hope rests upon this declaration in the Apostles' Creed: “He was crucified, dead, and buried.”