The Cross

Before Christ, cross was a symbol of the brutal Roman capital punishment, a public shaming and mutilation leading to death reserved only for the worst of the criminals.
It was considered a curse for the Jews, for the law said that it is a cruse to be hung on a tree (Deuteronomy 21:23).

After Christ, the cross became a symbol of
Faith
Hope
Love.

Faith: John 1:12 (NLT) But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.

Hope: Colossians 1:27 (AMPC) To whom (saints, holy people) God was pleased to make known how great for the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ within and among you, the Hope of [realizing the] glory.

Love: John 3:16 (NLT) “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

The greatest of these is love.

Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
1 Corinthians 13:7 NLT

If God can take a symbol of curse and death and transform it to a symbol of hope and love then it can definitely do super abundantly more than you can ask or imagine to transform any situation in your life.

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    James Kurian

    Very Good article, Monu.

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