This sermon will focus on what restoring what was “torn” would require. The miracle of Easter begins at the manger and ends with the tomb. And though the relationship between Jesus and God remained preserved, in a very real way, he chose to be torn from glory to suffer as a man. Relationship was destroyed for all men through one man, Adam. In the same way, restored relationship would require a death for sin, it would require a perfect sacrifice be offered. It was not only on the cross that Jesus suffered; Jesus experienced a lifetime of suffering as all men experience (and more) including false accusations, betrayal, abuse, loss, etc.