What is the Cross? A Method of Torture or a Reminder?
Crosses on necklaces, roofs, churches, on the wall, on a shirt, carved into a bookshelf, on someone’s forearm. Enough already! I am sick and tired of seeing crosses whenever I open my eyes. This may be a slight exaggeration, but the fact that I am tired of seeing crosses does not differ.
What does the cross mean to you? What does it symbolize? While I know that it is extremely iconic in the church for Christ and His death, its dominance in the geography of northern Romania bothers me. I do not look at the cross as something to be glorified. Yes, it is vital to the Christian church history, but other than that, was the cross anything more than a Roman method of torture? Or is it a reminder of Christ’s ultimate sacrifice?
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