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There are many things in the Bible that represent Biblical truths.
Jesus:
Lamb of God ~ John 1:29
John chapter 10, “I Am…the Gate”…
and the “Good Shepherd”
John 15:1, “I Am the Vine…”
John 6:48 & 51, "I am
the Bread of Life
The Church:
Body of Christ, Eph. 1:23, "God...appointed [Jesus] to be Head
over...the Church, which is His Body..."
1 Cor. 12:27, "...you
are the Body of Christ..."
God’s Temple: 1 Cor. 3:16 “…you, yourselves are God’s Temple…”
Also look up these
symbolisms of plants in the Bible: vine and vineyard, olive trees, fig trees,
fir, myrtle and pine; mustard seed, wheat and tares, palm (branches), rose,
lily, etc.
The Devil is
called a snake, a serpent.
The Cross/ Crucifixion is the symbol of Jesus’ death & resurrection. But in Roman times it was
considered a most shameful and disgraceful way to die. It symbolized an execution. It was also a humiliation, by making the
condemned as vulnerable as possible. The
length of time required to reach death could range from hours to days depending
on method, the victim's health, and the environment.
Crucifixion (or impalement), in one form or another, was
also used by Persians, Carthaginians, and Macedonians. Notorious mass crucifixions followed the Third
Servile War in 73–71 BC (the slave rebellion under Spartacus), and other Roman
civil wars in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC.
Many Christians now believe that we should do away with the
symbols of our modern celebrations of Easter and Christmas. They believe that the original meanings are
non-Christian. And maybe some of those
symbols ARE too much of a stretch to associate with these Holy Days; but not
all of them.
So,
since the cross was originally a symbol of execution (non-Christian), is it also
wrong to think, & display, it as the symbol of Christ?
