The Symbol of Christianity
The cross of Jesus Christ is the symbol of Christianity and it stands for many truths. Every time you see the cross, you must be reminded of what it symbolizes.
The symbol of Christianity is not an umbrella, an elephant, a fruit or a bird. The symbol of Christianity is the cross of Jesus Christ. This symbol has important meanings that must be understood by all Christians.
The cross is the true symbol of Christianity.
The cross is the symbol of DEATH you must experience.
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. Hebrews 2:9
And he said to them all, if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Luke 9:23
The cross of Jesus Christ is a symbol of many things but most of all it is a symbol of death. A person found carrying a cross was on his way to his death. When Jesus told us to carry our cross he was telling us to go to a place where we would die and lose our lives.
Christianity is all about dying so that we may live a new life through Jesus Christ. Preachers of success, good living and prosperity are forced to ignore these “dark and brutal” parts of the Scripture.
And yet, there are so many references to losing, suffering, sacrificing and dying in the Bible. The death we speak about when we speak of the cross is not the physical termination our lives.
It is the disappearance of yourself, your dreams, your visions, your plans, your future, and the emergence of God’s plans, dreams and vision for your existence on Earth.
Indeed it is a painful experience to lose everything and to give up everything for the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Paul spoke of his life declaring that he had suffered the loss of all things.
The cross is the symbol of the price Christians must pay.
There is a price for becoming a Christian. It is the greatest deliverance for a human being to become a Christian. It was not free, neither was it easy for Christ to purchase our salvation with his blood.”
The cross is the symbol of the love of God you must emulate.
Through the cross of Jesus Christ we discern the love of God and recognize His compassion for the lost. The cross is the symbol of God’s love for mankind.
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
1 John 3:16
The cross is the symbol of OBEDIENCE.
Through the cross, we see how Jesus Christ was obedient even onto death. The cross of Jesus Christ is therefore the greatest symbol of obedience.
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Philippians 2:8
The cross is the symbol of the sacrifice.
The cross of Jesus is the symbol of the sacrifice all of us must make to serve the Lord.
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.
Ephesians 5:2
The cross is the symbol of humility.
In the cross, Jesus Christ humbled himself to the uttermost. He made himself of no reputation and allowed himself to be shamed, disgraced and belittled by sinful men. Indeed the cross is a symbol of humility.
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Philippians 2:8
The cross of Jesus Christ is a symbol of the BLOOD of Jesus Christ.
The cross of Jesus Christ was the instrument that was used to take the life of the Son of God. The wooden cross broke the body of Jesus Christ and shed His blood. When we ask people to come to the cross we are asking them to come to the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven[…]”