Why is a crucifix a disgrace to Jesus? the reason catholics have crucifixes is because we meditate on our?

Question

redemption it has nothing to do with christ being on the cross still.

Answer 1

A crucifix isn't a disgrace. The disgrace of having one is when you pray to that or worship the cross itself. That's idolatry and that's a no no. As long as you're not worshiping the cross itself, wear as many as you like.

Answer 2

I guess your question is sort of the reverse of their way, why do so many Christians appear to worship there Shouters on the radio, TV, and pulpit? They certainly sacrifice to them and cry hosannas to them.

Also if they're so hinky about crucifixes and idols, why do they put up crucifixes all over the country-side. Sometimes they even outline them with neon so they can be seen and worshiped easier at night.

And what about those plastic Jesus statues on the pickup dashboards?

I think you having a crucifix is kinda an itty-bitty thing compared to the protestants and their Idols.

Answer 3

Why can't you meditate on your redemption in his resurrection, which was so much more significant than his death. He was the only man that had the power over death and an empty cross would be so much more significant and joyous then a crucifix. That is a reminder of the pain and death, how can you forget about that. You shouldn't need to see it around your neck everyday to remember such a thing. An empty cross would just be a wonderful reminder of his resurrection, which is something that we don't focus on as much and we should. That's all. That is why I think it is a disgrace to our Lord. Everyone dies, what set Jesus apart was that he arose and is no longer on that cross. Wear a cross on your neck if you want, but not one with Jesus still hanging on it.

Answer 4

I don't know why crucifixes are a disgrace to Jesus, but I'm not catholic. I thought a crucifix symbolized something more spiritual and when Jesus was hung on one it didn't represent something negative but something positive. Catholics carry a crucifix because they beleive it will protect them.

Answer 5

THE cross is loved and respected by millions of people. The Encyclopædia Britannica calls the cross “the principal symbol of the Christian religion.” Nevertheless, true Christians do not use the cross in worship. Why not?

An important reason is that Jesus Christ did not die on a cross. The Greek word generally translated “cross” is stau·ros′. It basically means “an upright pale or stake.” The Companion Bible points out: “[Stau·ros′] never means two pieces of timber placed across one another at any angle . . . There is nothing in the Greek of the [New Testament] even to imply two pieces of timber.”

In several texts, Bible writers use another word for the instrument of Jesus’ death. It is the Greek word xy′lon. (Acts 5:30; 10:39; 13:29; Galatians 3:13; 1 Peter 2:24) This word simply means “timber” or “a stick, club, or tree.”

“The shape of the [two-beamed cross] had its origin in ancient Chaldea, and was used as the symbol of the god Tammuz (being in the shape of the mystic Tau, the initial of his name) in that country and in adjacent lands, including Egypt. By the middle of the 3rd cent. A.D. the churches had either departed from, or had travestied, certain doctrines of the Christian faith. In order to increase the prestige of the apostate ecclesiastical system pagans were received into the churches apart from regeneration by faith, and were permitted largely to retain their pagan signs and symbols. Hence the Tau or T, in its most frequent form, with the cross-piece lowered, was adopted to stand for the cross of Christ.”—An Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words (London, 1962), W. E. Vine, p. 256.

“It is strange, yet unquestionably a fact, that in ages long before the birth of Christ, and since then in lands untouched by the teaching of the Church, the Cross has been used as a sacred symbol. . . . The Greek Bacchus, the Tyrian Tammuz, the Chaldean Bel, and the Norse Odin, were all symbolised to their votaries by a cruciform device.”—The Cross in Ritual, Architecture, and Art (London, 1900), G. S. Tyack, p. 1.

Does it really make any difference if a person cherishes a cross, as long as he does not worship it?

How would you feel if one of your dearest friends was executed on the basis of false charges? Would you make a replica of the instrument of execution? Would you cherish it, or would you rather shun it?

In ancient Israel, unfaithful Jews wept over the death of the false god Tammuz. Jehovah spoke of what they were doing as being a ‘detestable thing.’ (Ezek. 8:13, 14) According to history, Tammuz was a Babylonian god, and the cross was used as his symbol. From its beginning in the days of Nimrod, Babylon was against Jehovah and an enemy of true worship. (Gen. 10:8-10; Jer. 50:29) So by cherishing the cross, a person is honoring a symbol of worship that is opposed to the true God.

As stated at Ezekiel 8:17, apostate Jews also ‘thrust out the shoot to Jehovah’s nose.’ He viewed this as “detestable” and ‘offensive.’ Why? This “shoot,” some commentators explain, was a representation of the male sex organ, used in phallic worship. How, then, must Jehovah view the use of the cross, which, as we have seen, was anciently used as a symbol in phallic worship?

The New Catholic Encyclopedia admits: “The cross is found in both pre-Christian and non-Christian cultures.” Various other authorities have linked the cross with nature worship and pagan sex rites.

Why, then, was this pagan symbol promoted? Apparently, to make it easier for pagans to accept “Christianity.” Nevertheless, devotion to any pagan symbol is clearly condemned by the Bible. (2 Corinthians 6:14-18) The Scriptures also forbid all forms of idolatry. (Exodus 20:4, 5; 1 Corinthians 10:14) With very good reason, therefore, true Christians do not use the cross in worship.

Answer 6

I some times wonder about all that.But, I know Holy water works, I had a experiance with a unholy spirit entity that kept coming around at night. I blessed the walls of my room with Holy water from the Catholic church and it shocked the crap out of this thing when it came back and tried to reach threw my bedroom wall, it sounded like a big explosion went off. No lie.

Answer 7

...who has been teaching you....? God forbid. The "cross" was an efficient killing machine used by Rome for hundreds of years. If Jesus was put to death by a hangman's noose... would you carry a "noose"... or an "icon" of an electric-chair"...? of a "gas chamber"...? The Cross is a gateway to His Resurrection, a "sign" to be remembered... "icons" cross's, figurines, statutes are all clearly against The Commandments... (read The Book), it's all in The Book...

Answer 8

I wonder when the day will come when people understand that Catholics do not worship idols, but God alone.

God bless,
Stanbo

Answer 9

first of all nothing offends God except denying that He has a part in everything. or that people dont give him thanks.

second of all catholics are an offence to the truth by themselves, they are not the true religion on the earth.

what makes salvation and faith true, is the sincerity of the believer. Not what baptism a person is baptized with.

Answer 10

We worship with our hearts and mind not on a piece of wood or metal. Just one of those small things that didn't make sense so I turned protestant.