Will you "Stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the cross?

Question

I read a alot of bashing, slander, and blasphemy of Christ on here from atheists, Muslims, agnostics, etc. I wonder how many are willing to take a stand FOR Christ on here.

Answer 1

He died for me. He loves me unconditionally even if I don't love Him back. He is the one true living God. He intercedes on my behalf. He is perfect. How could I not stand up for Him?

Answer 2

Definition: The device on which Jesus Christ was executed is referred to by most of Christendom as a cross. The expression is drawn from the Latin crux If you refer to the shape, that's it's a straight Pole. The Greek word rendered “cross” in many modern Bible versions (“torture stake” in NW) is stau‧ros′. In classical Greek, this word meant merely an upright stake, or pale. Later it also came to be used for an execution stake having a crosspiece. The Imperial Bible-Dictionary acknowledges this, saying: “The Greek word for cross, [stau‧ros′], properly signified a stake, an upright pole, or piece of paling, on which anything might be hung, or which might be used in impaling [fencing in] a piece of ground. . . . Even amongst the Romans the crux (from which our cross is derived) appears to have been originally an upright pole.”—Edited by P. Fairbairn (London, 1874), Vol. I, p. 376. Was that the case in connection with the execution of God’s Son? It is noteworthy that the Bible also uses the word xy′lon to identify the device used. A Greek-English Lexicon, by Liddell and Scott, defines this as meaning: “Wood cut and ready for use, firewood, timber, etc. . . . piece of wood, log, beam, post . . . cudgel, club . . . stake on which criminals were impaled . . . of live wood, tree.” It also says “in NT, of the cross,” and cites Acts 5:30 and 10:39 as examples. (Oxford, 1968, pp. 1191, 1192) However, in those verses KJ, RS, JB, and Dy translate xy′lon as “tree.” (Compare this rendering with Galatians 3:13; Deuteronomy 21:22, 23.) The book The Non-Christian Cross, by J. D. Parsons (London, 1896), says: “There is not a single sentence in any of the numerous writings forming the New Testament, which, in the original Greek, bears even indirect evidence to the effect that the stauros used in the case of Jesus was other than an ordinary stauros; much less to the effect that it consisted, not of one piece of timber, but of two pieces nailed together in the form of a cross. . . . It is not a little misleading upon the part of our teachers to translate the word stauros as ‘cross’ when rendering the Greek documents of the Church into our native tongue, and to support that action by putting ‘cross’ in our lexicons as the meaning of stauros without carefully explaining that that was at any rate not the primary meaning of the word in the days of the Apostles, did not become its primary signification till long afterwards, and became so then, if at all, only because, despite the absence of corroborative evidence, it was for some reason or other assumed that the particular stauros upon which Jesus was executed had that particular shape.”—Pp. 23, 24; see also The Companion Bible (London, 1885), Appendix No. 162. Thus the weight of the evidence indicates that Jesus died on an upright stake and not on the traditional cross. KEEP ON SEEKING THE TRUTH...

Answer 3

Being the Will of God, do you imagine the Apostles feeling shame for letting Christ go to the Cross? One drew his sword, but Christ healed his victim. No one 'stands' for Christ but stands against falsehood and Christ stands for Himself or is non-existent.

There is no real wonder why there is much negativity, but the Will is positive and the Judgment is negative; that is the nature of Human Will and Human Judgment.

Answer 4

Dear Brother,

I take a stand for Christ.

I agree that the mentioned behaviors are offensive.

We would be remiss not to mention, though, those who bash, slander and blaspheme in the Name of Christ.

I've seen many an abhorrant post from a professed believer of Christ that contradicts His teachings to us as well as His very nature.

Would that we were more focused on edifying our brothers and sisters and rebuking their harsh behavior than we are with convicting non-believers of their guilt.

Our answers, demeanor and attitude should show clearly that we stand for Christ -without having to resort to such tactics.

Jude 1:2

Answer 5

I am willing to take a stand for any symbol of morality,
and those symbols are not limited to icons of religions.
Therefore, I will stand up for Jesus as a symbol of
peace and thoughtful consideration of humanity,
and I will also stand up for the chimney sweep
as a symbol of peace and thoughtful consideration
of humanity.

Answer 6

I used to sing that old song as a child and knew even THEN he would have been appalled by it and believers like yourself.

Your trivialization of Jesus and his wisdom is what repels reasonable people. By "bashing" your simplemindedness - even for the WRONG reasons - they stand up for Christ better than you.

Answer 7

Well first of all who ever Blasphemy of Christ is doomed for hell, there is no forgiveness for Blasphemy, thats sad.I always take a stand for Christ, I don't have to defend him cuz he can defend himself but I am with you in this one, all the way.Its sad all the bad things people say about God, but they will have to answer to it, and Just remember everyone will bow on there knees before God some day, and have to answer for there sins, God help them.

Answer 8

You do realize the Jews don't believe in a 'christ' any more than they believe that Jesus fulfilled ANY of their prophecies. You might want to ask them what those prophecies were, who was supposed to announce the coming messiah, and what the messiah was supposed to do before you accept a bunch of NON-Jewish stories about some guy being the Jewish Messiah.

Answer 9

I do not believe the same as you but I starred your question simply because you are secure enough to say what you feel.

Answer 10

I take a stand everyday. Don't believe me? Click on my avatar to the left. Then go through the questions that I've answered - you'll find lots of instances in there.

Answer 11

I stand for Jesus, he is my all, my everything, no matter what!
Praise God in the Highest!

God Bless You.