The Cross should not be our symbol
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I absolutely believe we can question but we should do it with the aim to seek understanding, not to discredit the Bible and find reasons to reject God's Word and God. I certainly don't hold to the view that those who disagree with me aren't Christian (there are plenty I don't agree with but only some of them spread false teachings) but as I've said before, your posts and your attitude towards core Christian beliefs seem to speak volumes.
Ah. So this is a problem with "understanding". Because eventually, you end up on a road where you have two choices.
Choice A: The only answer you can derive from said verse, topic, or event in the bible.
Choice B: Be ignorant of that fact, and try to "re-interpret" it into something that it is not against your already held beliefs.
You'll see this a lot when the topics of genocide, slavery, and sin are brought up in the bible.
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My attitude is of someone who has studied other religions and Christianity.
I don't share the hippy-jesus feelings most here have. I don't particularly care for the vague answers that don't address the questions.
Maybe I'm just more practical, who knows?
Choice A: The only answer you can derive from said verse, topic, or event in the bible.
Choice B: Be ignorant of that fact, and try to "re-interpret" it into something that it is not against your already held beliefs.
You'll see this a lot when the topics of genocide, slavery, and sin are brought up in the bible.
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My attitude is of someone who has studied other religions and Christianity.
I don't share the hippy-jesus feelings most here have. I don't particularly care for the vague answers that don't address the questions.
Maybe I'm just more practical, who knows?
The cross reminds us of what Jesus did for us, it’s not a reminder of pain alone but of love, it’s a symbol of God’s love, it is the Power of God and the Wisdom of God. The Cross in the first century was a Roman Torture Device for criminals. The cruel cross upon which Jesus died became the means for which God the Father provided Salvation for all mankind.
I always thought the symbol should be replaced by a snake on a pole. But then again we know what happened to that...
2 Kings 18:4 He removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it. (It was called Nehushtan.)
Basically, I think if the pole was a good enough symbol for God it's good enough for me.
2 Kings 18:4 He removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it. (It was called Nehushtan.)
Basically, I think if the pole was a good enough symbol for God it's good enough for me.
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Just wanted to correct something here.
(I don't care about the OP, make it a cross or make it Jesus figurine, doesn't bother me).
God didn't technically "write" the bible. The bible is a story of god and what he did/said, but it was clearly written by humans.
I'm not saying it's not divinely inspired or such, but you should have said "believe what god teaches.".
Sorry, just bugged me while reading this thread.
(I don't care about the OP, make it a cross or make it Jesus figurine, doesn't bother me).
God didn't technically "write" the bible. The bible is a story of god and what he did/said, but it was clearly written by humans.
I'm not saying it's not divinely inspired or such, but you should have said "believe what god teaches.".
Sorry, just bugged me while reading this thread.
I totally agree with this. There's this morbid focus in christianity on Jesus' death, and not so much on his life. If any symbol were to represent Jesus it is the nonviolent clasping of the hands, or the humility of washing his own disciples feet, or the healing of the sick, the feeding of the poor, or the close friendship of a spiritual family.
Instead it was chosen to be the gruesome point of death at the end of a beautiful life.
Instead it was chosen to be the gruesome point of death at the end of a beautiful life.
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God has written before,...So,..
He wrote the first copy of the 10 commandments,..There's the story of the writing on the wall,...And I'm fairly certain that Jesus was not illiterate.
As far as the Bible goes, Maybe he didn't pick up the pen and the paper and write it down,...but it is his word.
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
He wrote the first copy of the 10 commandments,..There's the story of the writing on the wall,...And I'm fairly certain that Jesus was not illiterate.
As far as the Bible goes, Maybe he didn't pick up the pen and the paper and write it down,...but it is his word.
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
