becomes an idol?
2007-02-28 18:02:22 · 4 answers · asked by Borinke 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A cross is the same thing as a crucifix. The only difference is that the evangelicals don't have a dead guy hanging from their cross.
2007-02-28 18:11:48 · answer #1 · answered by korngoddess1027 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question.
The MOST important thing that Jesus did for us was die for our sins to give us the gift of everlasting life.
He did rise from the dead but rising from the dead did not open the gates of heaven for us, dying for our sins did. The crucifix in no way denies the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ is the MOST important point in all of history.
The crucifix reminds us of this moment.
The following Scriptures even suggest that Jesus wants us to lift up his image:
Numbers 21:8-9 states: And the LORD said to Moses, "Make a saraph and mount it on a pole, and if anyone who has been bitten looks at it, he will recover." Moses accordingly made a bronze serpent and mounted it on a pole, and whenever anyone who had been bitten by a serpent looked at the bronze serpent, he recovered.
And in John 3:14-15, Jesus says in correlation: "And just as Moses lifted up the [image of a] serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
With love in Christ.
2007-03-05 01:00:56 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My church has empty an cross to represent the Lord's resurrection. Some churches concentrate more on the crucifixion aspect. Either way, they are cherished symbols of Christ's sacrifice for us.
2007-03-01 02:27:13 · answer #3 · answered by gone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's one thing to have an empty cross as a symbol,and another thing entirely to have a cross with Jesus hanging off it,that you meditate on.
2007-03-01 02:15:57 · answer #4 · answered by Serena 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋