Vampires despise the cross also! Read this and cringe, Blaine and DaveH: "The Blood of Christ, shed on the Cross, prevails." iz
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Perry Locke Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 12:16 AM To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Cross 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]> >Reply-To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org >To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org >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? >> /* > > >-- >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Dave Hansen >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.langlitz.com >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >If you wish to receive >things I find interesting, >I maintain six email lists... >JOKESTER, OPINIONS, LDS, >STUFF, MOTORCYCLE and CLIPS. > ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. 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