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Razanir
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Of course thereâs nothing wrong. The difference is just that we arenât opposed to the concept of a crucifix like so many Protestants seem to be.
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Peebo
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Why would a crucifix upon which our savior suffered and died for our sins offend anyone who calls themselves a christian
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Neofight
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My favorite response to, âJesus isnât on the cross any more, why are you putting Him there?â has always beenâŚ
âJesus isnât a baby anymore, why do you put him in the manger of your Nativity Scene?â
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PietroPaolo
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pablope
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biblechristiansociety.com/apologetics/two_minute#5
First of all, you would want to check out 1st Corinthians, chapter 1, verse 23. Paul says, ââŚbut we preach Christ crucifiedâŚâ Why does Paul preach Christ crucified? Doesnât he know Jesus has been raised from the dead? Of course he does! But, he knows that it is through the power of the crucified Christ on the cross that the bonds of sin and death are broken. As Paul says in verse 24, Christ crucified is the âpower of Godâ.
1 Cor 2:2, âFor I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.â Again, didnât Paul know that Jesus had risen from the dead? Of course, he did.
Paul preaches Christ crucified because an empty cross has no power. The cross that bears the beaten, battered, and bloodied body of Jesus Christ, however, that cross is the âpower of Godâ. This is why, we âkeep Jesus on the cross,â because we, too, preach Christ crucified. The Crucifix reminds us not only of Godâs power, but also His love for us - giving His only begotten Son up for suffering and death.
Also, here in this life we do not share so much in the glory of the Resurrection, as we do in the suffering of Jesus on the cross; after all, we must take up our cross daily if we are to follow Jesus, as it says in Lk 9:23.
And, we must die with Christ in order to live with Him as Romans 6:8 tells us. Where did Christ die? On the cross. The Crucifix serves to remind us of these things.
One other passage to keep in mind is Galatians 3:1, âO foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified?â Did you catch that? Jesus was publicly portrayed, before their âeyesâ, as being crucified. Sounds kind of like they may have been looking at a Crucifix, doesnât it?
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Faith1960
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I donât know what those links have to do with my question but I did notice that Pope Emeritus Benedict had on a cross without Jesus on it.
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PietroPaolo
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Exactly my point. If the Pope can wear an âempty crossâ so can you. Thereâs room for both in Catholicism - consider it the classic Catholic âboth/andâ vs. the Protestant tendency to see things as âeither/orâ.I donât know what those links have to do with my question but I did notice that Pope Emeritus Benedict had on a cross without Jesus on it.
Those links are in my signature and thus appear on all my posts. They werenât specifically listed for you.
God bless.
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PietroPaolo
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And just in case anyone thinks âOh, Benedict is a modernist post Vatican 2 popeâ here is Pope Leo X, died 1521:I donât know what those links have to do with my question but I did notice that Pope Emeritus Benedict had on a cross without Jesus on it.
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Faith1960
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Oh, ok.
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styrgwillidar
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John, 15: 12-17
This is my commandment: love one another, as I have loved you.
13 No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends.
14 You are my friends, if you do what I command you.
15 I shall no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know the masterâs business; I call you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father.
16 You did not choose me, no, I chose you; and I commissioned you to go out and to bear fruit, fruit that will last; so that the Father will give you anything you ask him in my name.
17 My command to you is to love one another.
Others have said it, Christ did not show His love for us in the glory of His resurection. He showed it for us in the pain He was willing to bear. He showed it not through words, but through His actions. The crucifix, for me, is a reminder that life will not always be easy. If I truly love others, I will act, I will keep Christâs commandment. Which means, like Him, I must be willing to sacrifice and bear the pain which may be required to love others.
Ours is an active faith as indicated in the letter of James. We show our faith through our works, keeping Christâs commandment to love, not just telling people but showing them through our actions, even when it involves a sacrifice on our part. To live for others is to lay down our life in a way for them, putting aside our own desires to assist them.
The fruit of our faith.
This is my commandment: love one another, as I have loved you.
13 No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends.
14 You are my friends, if you do what I command you.
15 I shall no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know the masterâs business; I call you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father.
16 You did not choose me, no, I chose you; and I commissioned you to go out and to bear fruit, fruit that will last; so that the Father will give you anything you ask him in my name.
17 My command to you is to love one another.
Others have said it, Christ did not show His love for us in the glory of His resurection. He showed it for us in the pain He was willing to bear. He showed it not through words, but through His actions. The crucifix, for me, is a reminder that life will not always be easy. If I truly love others, I will act, I will keep Christâs commandment. Which means, like Him, I must be willing to sacrifice and bear the pain which may be required to love others.
Ours is an active faith as indicated in the letter of James. We show our faith through our works, keeping Christâs commandment to love, not just telling people but showing them through our actions, even when it involves a sacrifice on our part. To live for others is to lay down our life in a way for them, putting aside our own desires to assist them.
The fruit of our faith.
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