What's this fetish of an energy drink and alcohol companies, placing the CROSS and a picture of Jesus Christ on their products, called?
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The cross sure was a big deal to Christ. It's also a big deal to me, I don't know about other Christians, but the cross is a powerful reminder of Jesus' horrible suffering and death, representing the atonement for the sins of humanity. And it definitely doesn't belong on the side of a can.
It also reminds us of hope and redemption, as Jesus' death on the cross is seen as the foundation for the believer's faith. The cross is a reminder of the love and sacrifice of God, who sent his Son to die for the sins of the world. A way of acknowledging Jesus' crucifixion and the power of his sacrificial death. So no, I don't see the humor or cuteness in seeing the cross on a can of soda, energy drink, beer bottle or anything else. Jesus went out of his way to save those that he even knew would not accept his Plan of Salvation. That speaks of his eternal love for us and He proved it on the cross...the same one they put on a can of energy drink! I see it as being most irreverent to God and His agony on the cross, just to save some who think it to be "no big deal."
While we are not to worship the cross, nor pray over it, nor idolize it, it does serve as a powerful reminder of Jesus' crucifixion and the power of his sacrificial death.
While the Bible doesn't explicitly state the cross is "holy" in the way we might use that word today, it does highlight the significance of the crucifixion and the cross as a reminder of Jesus' great sacrifice and the Christian faith, emphasizing its role in atonement and redemption.
Philippians 2:6-8: This passage describes Jesus's humility and obedience, even to the point of death on a cross, highlighting the depth of his sacrifice.
1 Corinthians 1:18: "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish, foolishness; but unto us which are saved, it is the power of God."
1 Peter 2:24: This verse states that Jesus "himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness," emphasizing the role of the cross in atonement.
It also reminds us of hope and redemption, as Jesus' death on the cross is seen as the foundation for the believer's faith. The cross is a reminder of the love and sacrifice of God, who sent his Son to die for the sins of the world. A way of acknowledging Jesus' crucifixion and the power of his sacrificial death. So no, I don't see the humor or cuteness in seeing the cross on a can of soda, energy drink, beer bottle or anything else. Jesus went out of his way to save those that he even knew would not accept his Plan of Salvation. That speaks of his eternal love for us and He proved it on the cross...the same one they put on a can of energy drink! I see it as being most irreverent to God and His agony on the cross, just to save some who think it to be "no big deal."
While we are not to worship the cross, nor pray over it, nor idolize it, it does serve as a powerful reminder of Jesus' crucifixion and the power of his sacrificial death.
While the Bible doesn't explicitly state the cross is "holy" in the way we might use that word today, it does highlight the significance of the crucifixion and the cross as a reminder of Jesus' great sacrifice and the Christian faith, emphasizing its role in atonement and redemption.
Philippians 2:6-8: This passage describes Jesus's humility and obedience, even to the point of death on a cross, highlighting the depth of his sacrifice.
1 Corinthians 1:18: "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish, foolishness; but unto us which are saved, it is the power of God."
1 Peter 2:24: This verse states that Jesus "himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness," emphasizing the role of the cross in atonement.
