Clyde Dupin
Since the days of Christ’s crucifixion, the cross has been the symbol of Christianity. Christians have always looked to the Cross as a reminder of the price Christ paid for our salvation.
The famous evangelist, Billy Graham, often reminded pastors to preach about the Cross. The true meaning of the Cross is that all people who believe in redemption through the Cross have eternal life.
It is sad to see many churches today without a Cross.
In an effort to offend no one and fit in with our politically correct culture the Cross has been removed. Christ died on the Cross for the sins of the whole world. There would be no Easter without the Cross.
It is a fact that, around the world, more people recognize the golden arches of McDonald’s and the Shell Oil Company logo more than the meaning of the Cross.
According to a survey of people in Australia, Germany, India, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, these commercial symbols are better known than the Cross representing Christianity. The most widely recognized symbol in these six countries was the five linked rings of the Olympics by 92 percent of respondents.
In contrast, 88 percent identified the McDonald’s arches and Shell’s seashell logo. Only 54 percent identified the Cross as the symbol of Christianity.
We need more pastors who, like Paul of the New Testament, will say, “I am not ashamed of the Cross of Christ.”
There is a strange and wonderful power when the true meaning of the Cross is preached.
