GOOD FRIDAY – What Does the Cross Represent in the Christian Faith? – by Charles Schokman What Does the Cross Represent in the Christian Faith? The cross is the most widely-recognized Christian symbol in the world, adorning millions of churches and chapels. While it’s nice to see this symbol so accepted, it’s easy to lose sight of what the cross was originally used to represent. Reexamining its origins puts the cross in an entirely new light. The cross is more than the near-universal symbol of Christianity. This simple design carries the message of love, finality, fulfilled promises, and more to people around the world. Fulfilled Prophecies For anyone familiar with the Old Testament, the cross represents the culmination of prophecy dating back to the Garden of Eden. God had always promised to send Jesus to suffer and die, taking the punishment that we deserve for our sins. The Bible made everything clear, ...
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SUNDAY CHOICE – GRASPING THE CROSS A message for Lent – By Charles Schokman Not that I have . . . already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me– Philippians 3:12 In 1856, Charles Spurgeon, the great London preacher, founded the Pastors’ College to train men for the Christian ministry. It was renamed Spurgeon’s College in 1923. Today’s college crest shows a hand grasping a cross and the Latin words, Et Teneo, Et Teneor, which means, “I hold and am held.” In his autobiography, Spurgeon wrote, “This is our College motto. We . . . hold forth the Cross of Christ with a bold hand . . . because that Cross holds us fast by its attractive power. Our desire is that every man may both hold the Truth, and be held by it; especially the truth of Christ ...
