| Question for Christians |
by Allandaros |
2007-05-18 11:58:33 |
No no, not a doctrine question or anything. Just wondering - why does Christianity use the cross as a symbol, when it was used as a torture for Jesus?
I keep thinking of this question, then forgetting to ask people. But now I have remembered, yay! |
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It was through the suffering and death | by basher20 | 2007-05-18 12:01:50 |
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Turning a hated symbol of torture into the means | by NDwight | 2007-05-18 12:11:53 |
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Pretty accurate, too. | by therantinggeek | 2007-05-18 12:12:51 |
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Exactly | by MatthewDBA | 2007-05-18 12:14:03 |
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Many years ago | by pmfphd | 2007-05-18 12:22:05 |
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I've often wondered why | by altordwm | 2007-05-18 12:29:19 |
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Actually I'd say | by MatthewDBA | 2007-05-18 12:34:59 |
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That's the typical answer I get | by altordwm | 2007-05-18 12:37:56 |
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Which is exactly why I could never embrace Christi | by RetiQlum2 | 2007-05-18 12:49:11 |
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Okay | by MatthewDBA | 2007-05-18 12:54:07 |
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I can't embrace that. | by RetiQlum2 | 2007-05-18 13:01:36 |
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For thousands of years, Judea never had a king... (n/t) | by krikkert | 2007-05-18 13:06:51 |
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FWIW, I don't pray to statues. Ever. | by therantinggeek | 2007-05-18 13:23:45 |
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No, that commandment was issued long before that. | by RetiQlum2 | 2007-05-18 13:36:37 |
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Interesting article | by therantinggeek | 2007-05-18 15:15:24 |
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Could allso be that | by Bonzo | 2007-05-18 12:14:38 |
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I've been taught that there's more of a difference | by ChUcKAb | 2007-05-18 12:53:52 |
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That's new to me (n/t) | by MatthewDBA | 2007-05-18 12:54:44 |
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Except he was taken down by men. | by Phoon | 2007-05-18 14:45:58 |
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more or less yup. (n/t) | by unjust | 2007-05-18 12:15:40 |
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As a reminder. | by krikkert | 2007-05-18 12:18:01 |
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Pretty much sums it up neatly. (n/t) | by therantinggeek | 2007-05-18 13:25:13 |
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For Protestants... | by mcsestretch | 2007-05-18 14:07:08 |
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It's had an odd history... | by LthrOttr | 2007-05-18 12:25:08 |
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I had other links I researched on Ichthus | by todAnthony | 2007-05-18 12:41:14 |
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The origional Christian symbol was a fish. | by RetiQlum2 | 2007-05-18 12:34:36 |
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I agree with what you said about Mithras | by MatthewDBA | 2007-05-18 12:39:39 |
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May well be that the Cross, | by krikkert | 2007-05-18 12:44:46 |
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It's a cross | by MatthewDBA | 2007-05-18 12:46:42 |
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The origional cross that the Romans used? | by RetiQlum2 | 2007-05-18 12:57:04 |
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I'd probably agree with you | by MatthewDBA | 2007-05-18 12:59:26 |
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More than you want. | by RetiQlum2 | 2007-05-18 13:04:59 |
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why? remember that "history" | by unjust | 2007-05-18 13:38:11 |
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X shaped ? | by aix tom | 2007-05-18 13:15:33 |
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LDS church are Christians, but don't use the cross | by rorajoey | 2007-05-18 16:25:47 |
