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1. www.christianity.com › what-cross-meaningThe Meaning of the Cross: Before and After Christ - Christianity

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   Feb 20, 2024 · We see the cross all the time, but what was the cross's meaning in Jesus' time? How did the cross's meaning change with His death and resurrection?

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Christian_crossChristian cross - Wikipedia

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   The Christian cross, seen as a representation of the crucifixion of Jesus on a large wooden cross, is a symbol of Christianity. [1]

4. www.oca.org › saints › livesThe Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross

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   Sep 14, 2019 · During the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Phokas (602-610) the Persian king Khozróēs II attacked Constantinople defeated the Greek army, plundered Jerusalem, capturing both the Life-giving Cross of the Lord and the Holy Patriarch Zachariah (609-633).

5. www.cambridge.org › core › journalsThe Cross of the Living Lord: The Theology of the Cross and ...

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   The theology of the cross, that ‘thin tradition’ stretching back through Luther and Augustine and Paul to find its origins in the Hebrew Scriptures themselves, has often been counterposed to the thicker, yet equally long, tradition of mysticism.

6. bible.org › seriespage › lesson-13-meaning-cross-1Lesson 13: The Meaning Of The Cross (1 Peter 2:24-25)

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   Aug 2, 2013 · The cross reveals to us the character of God: His love for lost sinners and His perfect justice meet at the cross. If we want to grow in our love for God, which is the first and greatest commandment, then we must be growing to understand and appreciate of the cross, which shows us His great love.

   • This is clearly the meaning of the words, “He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree.” By using the word “tree” rather than “cross,” Peter n...
   • “... that having died to sins, we might live to righteousness; for by His wound you were healed.” Some have wrongly applied the word “healing” to p...
   • As I mentioned, the passive verb points to God’s initiative in turning us. We don’t turn to Christ because of our intelligence or strong will power...

7. www.desiringgod.org › boasting-only-in-the-crossBoasting Only in the Cross - Desiring God

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   May 20, 2000 · This is how you become so cross-centered that you say with Paul, “I will not boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” The world is no longer my treasure. It’s not the source of my life and my satisfaction and my joy.

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   What is the 'theology of the cross'?

   • Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 January 2009 The theology of the cross, that ‘thin tradition’ stretching back through Luther and Augustine and Paul to find its origins in the Hebrew Scriptures themselves, has often been counterposed to the thicker, yet equally long, tradition of mysticism.

   The Cross of the Living Lord: The Theology of the Cross and Mysticism

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   What does the cross tell us about God?

   • The cross reveals to us the character of God: His love for lost sinners and His perfect justice meet at the cross. If we want to grow in our love for God, which is the first and greatest commandment, then we must be growing to understand and appreciate of the cross, which shows us His great love.

   Lesson 13: The Meaning Of The Cross (1 Peter 2:24-25)

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   Is the cross a symbol of God?

   • By the end of the first century, some Christians already may have viewed the cross as a significant symbol. For example, in the last decade of the first century, the author of the Book of Revelation may have referred to the mark of the cross in the seal that the servants of God receive on their foreheads (Revelation 7:2–3).

   Jesus and the Cross - Biblical Archaeology Society

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   Did Jesus die on a cross?

   • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that Jesus died on a cross; however, their prophet Gordon B. Hinckley stated that "for us the cross is the symbol of the dying Christ, while our message is a declaration of the living Christ."

   Christian cross - Wikipedia

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9. www.biblicalarchaeology.org › jesus-and-the-crossJesus and the Cross - Biblical Archaeology Society

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   Jan 25, 2024 · Galatians 6:4 says, “But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” We glory in the cross because it was the means of our salvation.