Easter is the season in which we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. When some speak of the rising of Christ from the dead they mean a "spiritual" resurrection. But in every Biblical reference to the subject, it has to do with His body. Your dictionary will show the same orientation.
Some will object, "What difference does it make whether it is physical or spiritual, or even if Christ rose at all?" Since the Bible, God's Word, is the final authority for such things, let us allow it to answer the question. I Corinthians 15 is the "resurrection chapter" in the Bible. In it we learn several differences made if there is no resurrection:
What benefits do we have since Christ has risen from the dead? What effect should it have on me as a Christian? Again, allow Paul to answer in the same chapter:
The resurrection of Christ is as important as His atoning death. Paul says in I Corinthians 15:3, 4: "For I delivered unto you . . . how that Christ died for our sins . . . And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day . . ." Notice that Christ died for our sins. He paid the price for our redemption. But was God satisfied with His payment? Yes, oh yes! Romans 4:25 says the He "was delivered for our offenses, and raised again for our justification." An alternate reading of the original language of the New Testament is that He was "raised again because of our justification." Because God was satisfied with His atoning work, He raised Him from the dead to prove that to all men.
Dear reader, you need a crucified Savior to pay the penalty of you sins. Just as desperately you need a Savior Who has risen from the dead because God was satisfied with what He had done for you in His death. If you believe on Him, trust Him as your own personal Savior, this promise is yours: "I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?" Believe on Him today and receive everlasting life.