Im willing to bet that 80 - 90% of the people who answer this will say the latter.
2006-07-11 02:58:40 · 10 answers · asked by ? 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If Jesus had been hanged, Christians would be wearing nooses around their necks.
2006-07-11 03:02:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well David, I don't know if the cross came from paganism, but I do know that it's origins were not meant originally to be a religious symbol but a torture and punishment for those who broken Roman Law. However the most important part about the cross is this. The Bible says there will be a day of Judgment, every thought word and deed will be brought to justice. nothing you have ever done will be forgotten. The ten Commandments Will be Gods standard of righteousness and The Bible Say's if we have broken his Law (Ten Commandments) by lying, stealing, Lusting, using Gods name in vain, failing to put God first in our life, etc, He will see us as Lawbreakers. The Bile says if God judges us according to our sins and were guilty of breaking his law, we will end up in Hell. the good news is that Jesus Christ suffered and died on the cross to take the punishment you deserve. If you will repent (turn from sin) and trust Jesus as your Lord and savior, God will forgive you and grant you everlasting life.
Again, i didn't know what origins the actual symbol of the cross may have, But what is important is that on that cross Jesus took the punishment for you so that if you will repent and trust The savior, you can have eternal life. Please trust Jesus today.
2006-07-11 10:10:23 · answer #2 · answered by WDJD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither, really. It came from the executioners of Rome. The Cross was only adopted as a church symbol because of the way Christ was executed. If he had been beheaded, an axe would be the church's holy symbol. However, if you're asking when the actual symbol itself was first used, then yes, your answer is Pagan. The symbol, however, is irrelevant. The meaning is what matters.
2006-07-11 10:03:29 · answer #3 · answered by buddhasmash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of people died on crosses, that was pretty normal in Roman times. Most Christian symbols were originally pagan. Christ himself is a copy of the pagan god Horus. Horus originally had a virgin birth, the son of god bit, all thousands of years before Christ. Look it up, really quite fascinating.
2006-07-11 10:02:47 · answer #4 · answered by reverenceofme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the Bible did not invent crucifixion - if this is whatyou mean't by origin.
Punishment by crucifixion was widely employed in ancient times. It was used by Assyria, Pharaonic Egypt, Achaemenid Persia, the Greeks, Carthaginians, Macedonians, and, from very early times, by the Romans.
The real question? Was Jesus's death on the cross sufficient for the atonement of sins?
"This is eternal life, that you believe in God and his Son Jesus Christ." (John 17:3)
2006-07-11 10:23:57 · answer #5 · answered by repent 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cross was actually an instrument created by the ancient Romans as a method of torture and capital punishment. Christianity adopted it as a universal symbol of remembrance of the price that was paid for our salvation.
2006-07-11 10:03:19 · answer #6 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is Roman therefore it is not from the lord or pagan. But used by them to punish law breakers.
2006-07-11 10:01:07 · answer #7 · answered by DutchApplePie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cross came from a Roman torture device that Jesus just happened to be nailed to.
2006-07-11 10:05:53 · answer #8 · answered by cynthetiq 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didn't you go up in smoke with the rest of them?
2006-07-11 10:02:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, this site traces to to way back pre-christian
http://www.ccg.org/english/s/p039.html
2006-07-11 10:00:36 · answer #10 · answered by rosends 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋