Jesus isn’t dead and he isn’t on the cross. Why does anyone use a crucifix? The sight of the crucifix, as a symbol of my Lord in pain and death, is gruesome to me.
It is to me, as well. I think it also plays down the truth of the resurrection and the Apostle Paul says if Christ be not risen our faith is in vain, we are dead in our sins and without hope in this world and “Of all men most miserable”.
well, i guess Paul was playing down the truth of the resurrection in 1 Corinthians 2:2 “ For i decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified”
how can the Church be accused of downplayig the resurrection, when we have proclaimed “ He is risen!” for 2,000 years and the reason we worship on Sunday is because it recalls the resurrection?? it never ceases to amaze some stuff i read on this forum!
Well, not everyone worships on Sunday. I worship on Saturday. AND.. preaching that Jesus died for our sins, is not the same thing as making a graven image of a decaying human form on a cross, and worshiping at it.
That verse doesn’t say that we are to worship a crucifix. Not at all.
And some people are at worship services to learn about the ministry and the character of Jesus, of God and the teachings He left us. We are learning to observe the law the festivals He commanded us to observe, how He wired the Universe and the ministry of the Holy Spirit, so we could have victory over the darkness.