How do Jehovah's Witnesses try to refute the doctrine of the cross? In front of me is one of their books, “Discussion from the Holy Scriptures.” If you return to the chapter on the cross […]
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It is clear that the Old Testament foreshadowings point not only to the event of Christ’s crucifixion, but also to the sign of the cross itself, the “sign of the Son of Man,” which will be the banner of victory at the Lord’s triumphant coming. The cross of the Lord is an expression of God’s infinite love and of man’s infinite value. There is no greater expression of God’s love than the cross, and there is no greater elevation of man than his elevation to the reality of the cross.
The cross occupies a special place in the thought and theology of Saint Paul the Apostle. He fiercely defends the cross, considering it the fate of the enemies of the cross
Some non-Christian people wonder why we honor the cross? For them, the cross is a symbol of suffering, death and shame. It was mentioned in
