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The cross= a negative symbol?

InChrist

Free4ever
Christ came to earth to go to the cross, is an important reminder of the price He paid to save sinners.
 

Looncall

Well-Known Member
When my daughter broke her arm at school, they took her to a catholic-run hospital. The crucifixes they had hanging everywhere upset her.

It boggles the mind that some people think that an image of someone being tortured to death is a good thing to display. Urrrrrgh! Yuck!

I wonder if these crucifixes desensitize christians to human suffering.
 

Gjallarhorn

N'yog-Sothep
I think it's kind of harsh. I mean, one would think the stone at the tomb would be better or even the fish. This whole idea of the cross being the pinnacle of Jesus' life story is rather silly.
 

Nerthus

Wanderlust
I suppose it can be both, depending on how you see it.

I see the cross as a symbol of love and what Jesus gave up for us. Yes, when you look into the cross actually meant - it's not the nicest symbol you could have, but it's at the very heart of Christianity.

Yet... there will always be people who see it differently.
 

Desert Snake

Veteran Member
I suppose it can be both, depending on how you see it.

I see the cross as a symbol of love and what Jesus gave up for us. Yes, when you look into the cross actually meant - it's not the nicest symbol you could have, but it's at the very heart of Christianity.

Yet... there will always be people who see it differently.

Well, I'm not saying it's negative, I wanted to get others input on this. It does seem like there could be some negative connotation as the crucifixion opposed to the fish or something.
 

Nerthus

Wanderlust
Well, I'm not saying it's negative, I wanted to get others input on this. It does seem like there could be some negative connotation as the crucifixion opposed to the fish or something.

True. It could be argued though, that life isn't all baby lambs and flowers..life is not always nice... and Christianity understands that us humans do bad things.

The cross shows that through the bad... comes some very good things.
 

Desert Snake

Veteran Member
True. It could be argued though, that life isn't all baby lambs and flowers..life is not always nice... and Christianity understands that us humans do bad things.

The cross shows that through the bad... comes some very good things.

O.k. I get the gist of where you're going on this. Good answer.
 

RJ50

Active Member
I suppose it can be both, depending on how you see it.

I see the cross as a symbol of love and what Jesus gave up for us. Yes, when you look into the cross actually meant - it's not the nicest symbol you could have, but it's at the very heart of Christianity.

Yet... there will always be people who see it differently.

I suspect the story about Jesus dying for us etc was the spin his followers put on his death. It lacks any credibility and is a very sick story. If humanity needed 'saving', surely an omnipotent deity could have devised a better plan than that!
 

InChrist

Free4ever
When my daughter broke her arm at school, they took her to a catholic-run hospital. The crucifixes they had hanging everywhere upset her.

It boggles the mind that some people think that an image of someone being tortured to death is a good thing to display. Urrrrrgh! Yuck!

I wonder if these crucifixes desensitize christians to human suffering.


My perspective on Catholic crucifixes is that they are an unbiblical symbol because Christ is no longer on the cross as in Catholic imagery, He is risen and alive forever more and has conquered death on behalf of all who trust Him for eternal life.
 

InChrist

Free4ever
I suspect the story about Jesus dying for us etc was the spin his followers put on his death. It lacks any credibility and is a very sick story. If humanity needed 'saving', surely an omnipotent deity could have devised a better plan than that!



Surely and omnipotent Deity knows better than you the way in which humanity must be saved.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
 

9-10ths_Penguin

1/10 Subway Stalinist
Premium Member
I think the symbolism of a torture/execution device is inherently negative.

Christ came to earth to go to the cross, is an important reminder of the price He paid to save sinners.

Atonement theology is inherently negative too, IMO.
 
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