Then why put them on the "House of the lord"?
Dave Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dave Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
do you ever see folks put the Inverted Star on their tombs
DAVEH: No.....stars are not the recognized symbol of death that the cross implies, Kevin. So....there is no reason to see stars on tombs, unless the person buried there happened to be an astronomer, or perhaps liked stars from an artistic perspective.
Kevin Deegan wrote:You note you see crosses on Tombs. I was wondering, do you ever see folks put the Inverted Star on their tombs?The one Satanists call the cloven hoof of Statan, which is on your Temples.>From: Dave Hansen
>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 wou ld 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 cros s 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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