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Delph Honestly, I have never thought of the "Empty Cross" as a symbol of resurrection

T Minus Four I think about it all the time :-)

I'm sure you don't think about Garments being a symbol of covenants as often as I do, it's part of your perspective, a part that I am glad you shared with me, and I am glad I was open enough to receive it.

Just so you know, I don't believe it gives me any special protection or powers or changes one single thing about me. Except maybe sometimes my behavior - I am representing the risen Jesus, after all.

That change in behavior is both the desired outcome and gives you special protection.

I have been asked before if I thought that Garments gave me special protection, my response was that it's a piece of cotton, the convents they remind me of and the faith that they inspire by that remembrance of Jesus, those protect me.

IMHO, a man wearing garments who passes by a strip club because he is wearing garments shares the same protection as a born again who passes by the same strip club fingering his cross around his neck. The cross, the garments are things, faith is the power and it comes from God </Preaching> (sorry about that)

T Minus Four And it doesn't make God love me any more than He already does, which would be impossible anyway.

Agreed!

The question, if God loves all his children, do you really think he wants us to fight? Or would he rather we all sit down, share our experiences and learn from each other?

Delph

Here’s the difference that I can see- I am free to wear or not wear my cross. Nobody suggested it or encouraged it. Nobody issed me a regulation cross (mine actually cost $10 on the clearance rack at Target) It makes no difference to my heavenly reward.

And who’s fighting?

The question, if God loves all his children, do you really think he wants us to fight? Or would he rather we all sit down, share our experiences and learn from each other?

I don't know what to do with a statement like this. First of all, we disagree on the definition of who and who is not "God's children". We can't move on from there.