It was a cross necklace.
I have to ask- and at the same time try not to offend anyone who still practices wearing such pieces of jewlery. (Cross earrings, bracelets, etc.) I'm not even opposed to Jesus T's, WWJD items, because if you're going to wear something, why not have His name/scripture on it?) Me-being the person I am, always questioning why I do or follow a trend, was wondering: Does the Lord mind if we wear the thing that He suffered on an artsy piece of body decoration? ,,,or place it on the side of buildings and churches?
Anyone who knows anything, about crucifixion- knows that it is an EXTREMELY cruel, horrible and miserable way to kill someone? (Maybe even one of the worse ways ever created?) A device that created a slow, time consuming torture for the person- on their way to dying. Considering that the person could take up to days to die (eventually suffocating) and when death (the open wounds, dehydration, the elements) would drag on, they sped it up by the breaking of their legs.
So...is it okay to sling / or permit slinging this evil device around as a symbol for our loving Savior. Scripture? Anyone?
It was WHY He died on the cross that was a testimony of His love for us...not HOW He did it.
At which point in the NT Churches history did we say it was okay to use any sort of symbols, graven images, rituals, (like the pagans do) to represent our loving Father? Yes, it reminds people of Jesus, all over the world-but does it really remind them of why He did it?
I have to ask- and at the same time try not to offend anyone who still practices wearing such pieces of jewlery. (Cross earrings, bracelets, etc.) I'm not even opposed to Jesus T's, WWJD items, because if you're going to wear something, why not have His name/scripture on it?) Me-being the person I am, always questioning why I do or follow a trend, was wondering: Does the Lord mind if we wear the thing that He suffered on an artsy piece of body decoration? ,,,or place it on the side of buildings and churches?
Anyone who knows anything, about crucifixion- knows that it is an EXTREMELY cruel, horrible and miserable way to kill someone? (Maybe even one of the worse ways ever created?) A device that created a slow, time consuming torture for the person- on their way to dying. Considering that the person could take up to days to die (eventually suffocating) and when death (the open wounds, dehydration, the elements) would drag on, they sped it up by the breaking of their legs.
So...is it okay to sling / or permit slinging this evil device around as a symbol for our loving Savior. Scripture? Anyone?
It was WHY He died on the cross that was a testimony of His love for us...not HOW He did it.
At which point in the NT Churches history did we say it was okay to use any sort of symbols, graven images, rituals, (like the pagans do) to represent our loving Father? Yes, it reminds people of Jesus, all over the world-but does it really remind them of why He did it?