Originally posted by OCEANOS:
[b]Merry Meet To All,
Seriously i find this topic rather amusing. Snake, Scorpion, Black
color or Weird Images become a representation of something that is
Satanic/Evil.
Well in my perspective, irregardless what Cross you wear, you must
have Faith. Without Faith is meaningless to wear any Cross, Cross
work only by Faith. Wearing a Cross doesn't mean you are Christian
if you are not in your heart.
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ
is telling us here that our entrance into the family of God is
based upon the work of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross, because
Jesus Christ is both the object of our faith (that is, the one in
whom we believe; that is why we are "selected ... for the obedience
in the blood of Jesus Christ": so that we might believe in Him) and
also the purchaser of our salvation (that is, the one who made it
possible for us to be saved; that is why we are "selected ... for
the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ": so that when we do
believe in Him, we are redeemed from the bondage of sin). The words
"for obedience", therefore, refer to our faith in Jesus Christ and
His work on the Cross in our behalf, while the words "for
sprinkling" refer to our redemption, the "washing away" of our sin
when we accept Him as our Savior.
Be open minded as Cross of Christ must never be ignored or
minimized in its centrality to God's saving work. Only by the Cross
can man be reconciled and brought in the family of God.
If you are worried whether some "Fashionable" cross can be
something that is Satanic/Evil then you should just hang on to the
conventional, traditional, simple cross. In this 21st century,
wearing Cross are quite widely accepted as a Fashion Statement
rather than just a Religious Symbol. That explains why there are so
many Crosses available in various Styles & Designs these
days.
Blessed Be,
Oceanos[/b]
I can say that this is also eng uncle's view am i right?
