The Cross

It's a symbol. But of what kind? Death...torture...sin...pain...

Should it be necessary to display a cross in our churches? What if, say a church decides to refer to the cross during communion but would rather focus its attention on life?

I'm sure gut reaction says, "Well, certainly! We should have at least one cross at the front of every congregation." After all, that is what we are accustomed to.

My personal opinion, after giving it much thought, is that we should remember not just the cross, but what the impact of Christ's death on that cross did for us. He took our sins upon himself. Rather than displaying a cross beam of wood, is not his message also about an empty tomb? Where would we be if he had remained dead on that cross, buried, and never to be alive again?

Perhaps rather than a cross we should consider an empty tomb.

What are your thoughts?