I hope you don't mind me intruding on your intrusion. I would expect Satan
to teach his people to shun the cross...it is the very instrument of his
defeat. Besides, Christ himself used the cross as a symbol, as did the
Apostles. If it is good enough for them, it is good enough for me. And, it
is a frequent reminder of the tremendous sacrifice Jesus paid for our sins.
I just do not think of that when I see a beehive.
Perry
From: Dave Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: [email protected]
Subject: [TruthTalk] Cross
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:15:17 -0800
*/What does the CROSS "REPRESENT"/*
DAVEH: I hope you don't mind me intruding on your discussion with Blaine,
Kevin. This topic is of particular interest to me, as I've seen quite a
few crosses at the sides of highways I travel. Quite often, they indicate
places where people have died, or in the case of cemeteries.....where they
are buried...........
..........In the past couple thousand years, many Christians have idolized
the cross to depict the death of Jesus.........
.......which to me seems rather bizarre to me....if not macabre. Some
Christians have taken to wearing jewelery, and displaying crosses in their
abodes and places of worship.........
.........As I see it, those crosses depict the *cruel tool* used to bring
not only much pain and suffering to our beloved Savior, but also the device
that was used by God's enemies to kill our Lord. This inhumane instrument
was designed not only to kill God's children, but at the same time to
punitively torture them in a humiliating and degrading way. It always
amazes me that some Christians would have such an affinity to such a
devilish device that brings pain, suffering and death to the minds of many
who see it, and especially to those who were victims of it.
I'm curious as to how you would feel about something similar, Kevin. I
don't know if you have any children, but for the sake of this discussion
let's assume you do. If your enemy were to maliciously use a knife to
torture your daughter for a couple days to the point that the wounds killed
her, would you be predisposed to wear a piece of jewelry on a chain around
your neck in the form of a knife to remind you of what the guy did to your
daughter? And, how would you feel if you drove by a gun & knife store, and
saw a sign depicting knives that looked similar to the one that killed your
daughter......Would it bring back fond memories?
LDS folks appreciate the dying sacrifice of our Lord in our behalf.
But we don't glorify the tool that killed him. It sickens me to think of
man's inhumanity that would bring such pain, suffering and death to one who
did not deserve it. Nor do we idolize the cross as do so many others.
Rather, we prefer to remember his sacrifice and glorify his Father---not
the cross--- for the resurrection of his Son.
FWIW.....We have a large Christian church near us that a few years ago
put 3 large prominent crosses on their building that are lit up at night
with blue lights that are very noticeable to the cars passing by on the
freeway........
http://www.rollinghills.org/about_us/campus/index.cfm
.........This picture really doesn't show them very well compared to the
cars on the freeway, as it is taken from the wrong angle and at quite a
distance. I have sometimes wondered if Jesus were to travel that road,
what would he think if he were to pass such an edifice that memorializes
his death in such a manner. I wouldn't be surprised if he would wince at
such a sight. And......It bothers me to think that some would pain him in
such a callous way.
Kevin Deegan wrote:
Exactly they bought into the counterfeit.
*How art thou _fallen from heaven_, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art
thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast
said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will _exalt my throne
above the stars_ of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the
congregation, in the sides of the north:...*
*Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.*
*North Star*, which represents *Jesus Christ. *
*/
What does the CROSS "REPRESENT" Blaine?
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