Can you explain why please?
2007-11-29 10:56:51 · 10 answers · asked by ~☆ Petit ♥ Chou ☆~ 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Excuse my lack of awareness, I apologise...Cross/crucifix ..I was oblivious to the difference and to the reasons why. Very informative answers, thank you all for your enlightenment.
2007-11-29 11:42:24 · update #1
hmm, seen as I worded the question incorrectly, in my ignorance..the answer would be No, its not true... so to be fair I will put the Q to vote. Thanks again everyone.
2007-11-30 01:32:55 · update #2
Early Protestantism considered it idol worship, and I think it's just stuck.
2007-11-29 11:01:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anna P 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In part that is what the Reformation was about. The cathedral walls were stripped of the paintings of Christ and God...the image of Christ that hung on the cross was removed.
Why?
It's a return to biblical principles. For instance, consider what is said of the 1st Commandment in Ex. 20:4:
"You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or in the earth beneath or in the water under the earth."
2007-11-29 19:08:10 · answer #2 · answered by BowtiePasta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually crosses used by Protestants don't have a corpus. There are some exceptions, especially in Scandinavian countries. Part of the Reformation was the removal of sculpure, stained glass images, murals and paintings from churches in order to eliminate the temptation to worship "idols". The corpus was considered a sculpture.
2007-11-29 19:04:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The simplest answer is that Catholics focus on Christ being nailed to a cross (thus the style of their crucifix) whereas Protestants focus on Christ having come down from the cross and defeating death (thus the cross without a body on it). Christ has arisen. Christ is alive!
2007-11-29 19:03:23 · answer #4 · answered by Bobby 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Protestants (and latter-day saints, for that matter) believe that Jesus Christ was sacrificed on the cross, was laid in a tomb, resurrected, and ascended to Heaven. Since we believe that He lives, we believe there is no need to show His dead body hanging on a cross. The empty cross is another reminder that He has risen and rules over us from Heaven.
2007-11-29 19:04:02 · answer #5 · answered by Sir Network 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We wear just a plain cross. Protestants like to concentrate on Jesus being alive, and not being on the cross anymore. It also shows were are different from catholic church.
2007-11-29 19:16:54 · answer #6 · answered by Tessa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Protestants use a cross not a crucifix. It is only a crucifix if it depicts the suffering Jesus. Why? One would guess they are depicting it after Jesus was removed and rose from the dead.
2007-11-29 19:01:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It reminds us that He is no loner suffering or dead in the grave. In other words, it reminds us, and is a symbol to all, that the Cross is empty because HE IS RISEN!
2007-11-29 19:05:54 · answer #8 · answered by †Lawrence R† 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We do not have the image of Christ on our crosses because , he is not on the cross anymore. He died there, but was taken down and is alive now.
2007-11-29 19:03:14 · answer #9 · answered by HappyCamper 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a crucifix is a cross with a depiction of the body of Jesus on it.
otherwise it is just a cross.
2007-11-29 19:01:59 · answer #10 · answered by June smiles 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋