Does Christianity need a new symbol, instead of the very outdated Cross?

Answer 1

I will cling to the old rugged cross,...and exchange it some day for a crown.

Answer 2

Fact: Jesus rose and as a result our past, present, and future mistakes are forgiven and remembered no more as long as we confess faith in Jesus and ask Him for forgiveness. This would have never happened without a cross. The only thing outdated about it, is that some crosses still have Jesus on it. Jesus is on the cross no more! He already died for our sins and we are already forgiven!

Also, I don't think the symbol of the cross can be classified as a symbol. Its a way of life...its a way of salvation. There is no other way to God except through Jesus, and His cross reminds me that. The thought of Jesus dying as a result of a car accident for example, just doesn't have the same ring to me. Hope that helps :)

Answer 3

No. The Cross symbolizes Christ dying for our sins, that is why it is used.

cfoster001, It was NOT A STAKE. You're Jehovah Witness, aren't you? JW changed the words in the Bible during the 60s so people would have nothing to do with the TRUTH. It was a CROSS made of wood. There is NOTHING about a stake. The only translation saying that is the retranslated JW "bible" which is plagarised.

Answer 4

There are many symbols of Christianity besides the cross. There is the Lamb, white lily, fish, etc. And who gives you the power to declare something "outdated"?

Answer 5

no because the cross is a symbolic object that has much meaning to it. Thats like saying, "Does basketball need a different type of ball instead of the very outdated orange circle that bounces?".

Answer 6

I don't think us Christians should get rid of the cross as a symbol because it reminds us of what Christ did for us by dying for us and forgiving our sins. It's a traditional symbol. Besides, us Christians have other symbols too, like the fish or the "Alpha & Omega" sign and many more.

Answer 7

Don't listen to these people who attack you instead of your question. It's a good question, and while I agree that the Cross has tradition behind it, so did slavery. We fixed slavery, we can fix this. I'm not sure a reminder of Jesus' death is the best way to remember Him. I still suggest the fish, which sums up His entire ministry.

http://www.seiyaku.com/customs/fish/fish.html

The fish is such a universalizing symbol, not just for Christianity, but also for many other religions. This was an important part of Jesus ministry, and it's something we seem to have forgotten.

Answer 8

That very outdated cross represents all that Christ did for us, while in todays context the cross is not at all that significant. The current equivalent would be either the electric chair, or the gas chamber...

Answer 9

To the old rugged cross, I will ever be true....
Pls go to Google, search for 'cross on ground zero' then you'll see that symbol is still valid.
Read also Isa 56:5; and Isa 9:5

Answer 10

The cross was in existences long before it because a
sacrifice alter for the Lamb of God. It's not the cross that is a symbol of Christianity! But a reminder of what took place on the cross of Christ, and the Blood that was shed, by this worlds Creator.

In John 1:1-3, we read; In the beginning was the "Word" and the "Word" was “with” God,and the Word “was” God.

The "same" was in the beginning "with" God. All things were
"made" by him; and "without" him was not any thing made that was made.

The interpretation of "In the beginning" is referring to timeless eternity - going back to "where the beginning, began - and the "Word" was already there.

The "Word" predates time or creation. So, the Word is not just the beginning; but the beginning of, the beginning. The Infinite spoke and time begin! God said; Let there be, and
his Word created.

Now, contrary to the teaching of most religious cults, that say Jesus was the first Created Being. This is a teaching straight from the heart of Satan. Because, the Word was already present in the beginning, and has always existed.

The original Greek word used for the "Word" is Logos, a concept having rich roots in both Jewish and Greek thought. Jewish rabbis often referred to God, especially in His more
personal aspects, in terms of His word - as "the word of God".

In Genesis 15:1, it is the "word" of the LORD that came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

The phrase "the word of the LORD" is used 248 times, in the Old Testament, in reference to Deity.

Now, John in John 1:1-3, clearly tells us the Word is Eternal; the "Word" was with God, and the Word "was" God.

The Hebrew word for God in Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." is `Elohim’.

Now, El' is singular, and Ella is dual, and Elohim is three or more, the use of `Elohim' all the way back in Genesis hints at the mystery of the Trinity -

In John 1:3, John says; All things were "made" by him; and "without" him was not any thing made that was made.In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

John says "All things were made by him" (meaning the Word.) Here we see that the "Word" created all "created" things, and therefore He is "uncreated."

This the Apostle Paul tells us in Colossians 1:16, concerning Jesus; For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Then in John 1:14 we read; And the "Word" was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

And the "Word" was made flesh (the Incarnation of Jesus) and dwelt (tabernacled) among us, (and we beheld "his" glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

The Word, the Logos, the Creator, the Sustainer, the Life Giver, the Personality and the Reason, for all things became flesh and tabernacled among us.

Now, the Tent of the Congregation in Old Testament times, was God's dwelling place among the Children of Israel.

In this we will see that the Tabernacle of Old Testament times, was a foreshadow, a picture of God's Portrait of His Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Answer 11

The cross resembles something that God himself did. He died for our sins on the Cross. That could never be outdated.