[drstevej]

***Don't worry; God knows what you look like naked. He loves you anyway.***

Yeah, but does he keep naked statues of us around His pad?

[Romulus]

The Persons of the Trinity are naked to each other as well. The Crucifixion is not just Event; it's Revelation. It's a view into the Trinity's inner life, in which the Son gives himself completely in obedience to the Father.

Seen this way maybe you understand that the Crucifix isn't a "statue"; it's a window onto the Kingdom. Its purpose is not to evoke a pietist response but to convey theological truth. We look through the carved image and see its Truthful Prototype.